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I  hope  the  readers  of  this  book  will  not  think  me  vain  or  egotistical  when  they  see  my  pic- 
ture at  the  head  of  my  advertisement,  for  I  do  not  consider  it  a  remarkable  one,  or  its  original 
a  remarkable  man  !  No,  no  !  Far  from  it  !  Well  what  object  can  I  have?  Let  me  tell  you. 
During  the  past  two  years  I  have  made  the  acquaintance,  through  the  mail,  of  a  great  many 
people,  some  of  whom  now  write  me  often,  frequently  more  in  a  sociable  and  friendly  than  in  a 
business  way,  whose  faces  I  have  never  seen,  but  whom  I  consider  warm  friends.  Some  have 
sent  me  their  pictures,  and  I  simply  take  this  method  of  returning  the  compliment  :  but  would 
much  prefer  giving  each  a  hearty  shake  of  the  hand  instead-  Some  are  well  and  strong,  in  the 
prime  of  life,  doing  a  thriving  business,  with  my  cards  as  auxiliaries.  Some  are  lame,  not  capa- 
ble of  doing  a  day's  work  ;  others  are  bed-ridden  sufferers,  who  depend  upon  something  like  an 
agency  in  a  light  business  for  their  support.  And  though  we  may  never  meet  upon  the  shores 
of  time,  I  trust,  judging  from  the  letters  I  have  received,  that  this  acquaintanceship  will  be  re- 
riewed  face  to  face  in  the  Eternal  Home-    Would  that  I  could  thus  think  of  all  my  patrons  ! 

Prices  for  my  Visiting  Cards. 

70  cards,  no  two  alike,  (acknowledged  by  many  agents  to  be  the  best  assortment  they  ever 
saw.)  with  your  name  on  them  for  ttO  cents  and  a  3  cent  stamp  ;  50  white  and  15  samples,  in- 
cluding sain  pies  of  the  best  varieties,  25  cents  and  a  3  cent  stamp  ;  5  packs,  si.oo  ;  35  white 
Bristol,  lO  cents  and  a  2  cent  stamp  ;  O  packs,  60  cents.  Boys  and  Girls,  now  is  your  time. 
If  you  fear  humbug,  try  the  12  cent  lot.  I  have  now  70  styles  of  type,  and  ere  this  reaches  the 
public,  several  more  will  be  added.  I  have  70  kinds  of  cards  ;  type  and  cards  combined  mak- 
ing more  than  140  styles.  Samples  of  type  and  a  list  of  all  my  cards,  agent's  Price  List,  etc., 
Bent  w  ith  each  new  order.    Cards  will  be  sent  within  two  days  after  the  order  is  received. 

I  >rders  for  <  ommon  and  Illustrated  Business  Cards  done  with  despatch  and  at  very  low  rates. 
50  Visiting  <  ai  ds  printed  for  you  in  five  minutes  at  Headquarters,  712  Washington 
Street,  at  which  place  I  shall  be  pleased  to  see  all  my  patrons  in  person. 

Tickets  for  balls,  theatres  or  gamblers  not  printed.  Dealers  in  tobacco  or  whiskey  need  not 
apply. 

Address  all  orders  bv  mail  to  W.  C.  CANNON, 

Box  279,  Boston,  JEama. 

A  few  HintM  to  those  Ordering  Cards. 

I  warrant  my  cards  to  suit  in  every  particular,  if  the  order  is  plain,  or  I  will  refund  the 
money.   T  printed  nearly  two  millions  in  February,  1*76.  and  my  orders  are  daily  increasing. 

Please  remember,  send  no  nickel  or  copper  coin  in  letters,  "as  the  postage  frequently  costs 
more  than  the  coins  amount  to.  Postage  stamps  in  payment  for  goods  should  not  be  stuck  to 
the  letter,  as  they  are  often  spoiled  in  removing. 

Cash  must  accompany  each  order.  Write  name,  town  and  state  plainly.  If  you  send  the 
name  of  another  person,  have  them  spell  it  to  vou  as  vou  write  it,  and  be  sure  and  make 
KVKBY  LETTER  PLA11V;  get  them  all  in,  and"  in  the  right  place.  About  one  name 
in  four  or  rive  hundred  comes  spelled  wrong.    Be  careful. 

Do  not  wait  to  get  large  orders.  Better  send  often,  with  small  orders  and  small  sums. 
Parties  living  in  the  far  West  and  South  may  expect  cards  from  five  to  ten  days  after  writing  ; 
but  in  no  ease  delay  more  than  three  weeks  to  write  me  if  the  cards  are  not  received. 

Mistakes  are  seldom  made  in  my  office,  (as  I  have  some  of  the  most  expert  and  careful  print- 
ers in  the  country,  and  perhaps  I  may  say  in  the  world)  ;  but  when  one  does  occur,  if  the  agent's 
copy  is  correct  and  plainly  written,  the  cards  should  be  returned,  and  I  will  promptly  refund  the 
money  or  refill  the  order  without  charge. 

If  you  don't  hear  from  me  promptly,  don't  write  me  an  abusive  letter  nor  threaten  to  adver- 
tise me  in  some  7  x  !♦  newspaper,  or  to  notify  the  police  (!)  till  you  know  whether  you  signed  your 
name  and  gave  address  plainly  in  your  first  letter. 

Wishing  all  my  patrons  success,  and  hoping  to  hear  from  many  readers  of  this  work  I  remain 
as  heretofore,  W.  C.  CANNON. 


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AM1EIC1N  &  EUROPEAN , 

Estahlislietl,  1846. 

MUNN&CO., 

Editors  of  the  SCIENTIFIC  AMERICAN, 

ue  to  give  opinions  in  rdgard  to  the  Novelty  of  Inventions,  Eree  of  Charge;  Make  Special  Examinations  at 
tent  Office ;  Prepare  Specifications,  Drawings,  Caveats,  Assignments ;  and  prosecute  Applications  for  Letters 
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NTIFIC  AMERICAN  of  all  Inventions  Patented  through  this  Agency,  with  the  name  and  residence  of 
tentee.  Patents  are  often  sold  in  part  or  whole,  to  persons  attracted  to  the  invention  by  such  notice. 
Sj  d  for  Pamphlet,  110  pages,  containing  laws  and  full  directions  for  obtaining  Patents. 
Iress  for  the  Paper  or  concerning  Patents, 

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the  origin,  character,  inlluence.  and  power  of  Satin,  with  historical  outlines  «>f  his  work  In  the  abuse  and  perv« 
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AM) 

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THE 


AW 


1BIW 


Are  the  Larg^t  a~d  most  Magnificent  River  Steamers  in  the  World. 
State  Rooms  Warmed  by  Steam  during  the  Cool  Months. 

The  elegant  steamers  Drew  or  ST.  JOHN  will  leave  this  city,  from  Pier  No.  41,  foot  of  Canal  St.,  N. 
R.,  daily  (Sundays  excepted),  at  6  P.M.,  connecting  with  all  railway  lines  from  the  West,  North  and 
East.   Returning  leave  Albany  at  8  P.M.,  or  on  the  arrival  of  the  evening  trains  from  Saratoga  and  the 

ITIEAI.S  SERVED   ON  THE   EUROPEAN  PLAN. 

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the  wharf. 

FREIGHT  RECEIVED  UNTIL,  THE  HOUR  OF  DEPARTURE. 

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BETWEEN 

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MAGNIFICENT  STEAMERS 

RHODE  ISLAND,  STONINGTON,  AND  NARRAGANSETT, 

One  of  which  leaves  Pier  33  North  River  (foot  of  Jay  St.)  New  York,  at  5  p.m.  Daily. 
INSIDE  ROUTP:-AVOIDING  IPOHNTT  JUDITH. 


TICKETS  FOR  SALE  AT  ALL  PRINCIPAL  TICKET  Ol  FICE*. 

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AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


CONTESTS. 


PAGE. 

Map  of  20  miles  around  New  York  2,  3 

Street  Map  of  New  York   7 

New  York,  Early  History  of   9 

New  York,  Description  of   11 

New  York,  Growth  and  Population  of   13 

New  Yorlc  Items  of  Interest   15 

Boulevards  and  Drives   17 

Sight-Seeing  in  New  York  -  19 

City  and  County  Buildings   21 

United  States  Government  Buildings   23 

Business  Palaces   25 

Advice  to  Strangers   27 

Excursions  ahout  New  York   2i) 

Excursions  down  the  Bay. . .    31 

Libraries  and  Monuments   33 

Cemeteries  of  New  York,  Descriptive   35 

Bible  House  and  Cooper  Union   35 

Charities  of  New  York   37 

Parks  of  New  York   37 

Map  of  Central  Park   39 

Lakes  in  Central  Park   43 

How  to  Reach  the  Suburbs   45 

Eortifications  of  New  York    49 

New  York  Items  of  Interest  49,  51 

Long  Island  Suburbs   51 

Staten  Island  Suburbs   53 

Croton  Aqueduct  and  High  Bridge   55 

Westchester  Suburbs   57 

N.  Y.  &  Brooklyn  Church  History. . .  .59,  61,  63 

Brooklyn's  Early  History   65 

Navy  Yard  and  Ridgewood   67 

Brooklyn  Parks   69 

Brooklyn  Churches   73 

New  Jersey  Suburbs   75 

Cemeteries  of  Brooklyn  and  Suburbs,  List 

of   77 

Cemeteries  and  Ferries   77 

Guide  to  Prominent  Buildings  and  Places  of 

New  York   77 

Hotels,  List  of  eighty-seven  N.  Y   79 

Hospitals  and  Police  Stations,  N.  Y   79 

Places  of  Amusement,  Colleges,  and  Clubs .  81 

Railroad  Depots  and  Location  of  Piers   81 

Asylums  and  Homes     83 

Distances  in  New  York  City                     .  83 

New  York  Charitable  Institutions  and  Dis- 
pensaries  83 

Map  of  Philadelphia   81 

Philadelphia,  History  of   85 

Fairmount  Park   87 

Ad  v  i  c  e  to  Strangers   91 

History  of  Centennial   93 

Pl:u  es  of  Amusement   95 

Hotels  of  Philadelphia   97 

Places  ol  Interest   99 


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ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


City  Hall,  betiveen  New  Post-Office  and  New  Court-House. 


Constructed  of  white  marble,  216  feet  long  and  105  feet  wide.  Commenced  in 
1803,  and  was  eight  years  in  building,  and  for  many  years  was  the  most  elegant 
structure  in  America.  The  tower  surmounting  the  edifice  formerly  contained  a 
bell  weighing  9,000  pounds,  which  was  removed  several  years  ago. 


College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  23d-street  and  Lexington  Avenue, 


Known  for  many  years  as  the  Free  Academy,  was  by  Act  of  Legislature  o' 
1866  vested  with  corporate  powers.  Free  scholarships  are  given  to  advanced 
pupils  of  the  various  public  schools.  Its  expenses,  $125,000  per  year,  are  paid 
out  of  the  general  tax  fund. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


7 


CENTRAL 
PARK. 


FRANK  LESLIE'S 

ILLUSTRATED  NEWSPAPER. 


An  advertisement  in  this  paper  has  ?i 
permanent  value,  inasmuch  as  the  greal.tr 
portion  of  the  edition  is  preserved,  by  bein?* 
bound  in  volumes,  after  perusal  by  the 
purchaser,  and  is  kept  as  a  parlor  ornamen  t , 
thus  being  seen  by  hundreds  during  a  course 
of  years. 

As  each  volume  comprises  fifty-two  num- 
bers, the  name  and  business  of  a  yearly  ad 
vertiser  is  noticed  by  a  person  glancing 
over  the  volume  fifty-two  times,  and  is  there- 
fore indelibly  impressed  (although  perhaps 
unconsciously)  upon  the  reader's  mind — 
which  is  the  end  and  aim  of  all  advertisement*. 

The  daily  papers,  which,  in  many  case«, 
are  so  badly  printed  as  to  be  scarcely  legible, 
must  be  carefully  searched  to  find  special 
advertisements,  and  are  thrown  aside  for 
fire-kindling,  as  soon  as  the  news  of  the 
day  has  been  read. 

THE  ILLUSTRATED  NEWSPAPER 

is  taken  by  the  intelligent  and  wealthy 
classes,  who  can  afford  articles  of  luxury  as 
well  as  of  utility. 

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is  kept  on  file  in  all  hotels  and  public  libra- 
ries. It  has,  also,  subscribers  in  all  the 
principal  cities  of  Europe,  India.  China, 
Japan,  Australia,  and  the  Sandwich  Islands ; 
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continent.  Thus,  an  advertisement  in  this 
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its  east  and  west.  The  figures  on  the  right  margin  a 
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ILLUSTRATED  NEW  Ynui> 


View  on  Fifth  Avenue,  corner  of  ZMh-street,  looking  north. 
A.  T.  Stewart's  residence,  and  the  Brick  (late  Dr.  Spring's)  Church  in  the  distance. 


The  Masonic  Temple,  corner  Sixth  Avenue  and  Tdd-street. 

Built  of  Rhode  IslaDd  granite,  fireproof  on  a  iot  100  x  140  feet,  five  stories  high, 
with  a  dome  50  feet  square,  and  rising  155  feet  above  the  pavement.  The  Grand 
Lodge  Hall,  84x90  feet,  and  30  feet  high,  will  seat  1,200.  The  fifth  story  is  devoted 
exclusively  to  the  Knights  Templars,  and  is  believed  to  be  the  most  complete  ever  con- 
structed. Corner-stone  was  laid  in  June,  1870,  and  was  four  years  in  building.  Lot 
co=t  $340,000.  and  building  nearly  ha1' a  million. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


9 


New  York,  Its  Early  History. 

Manhattan  Island,  now  known  as  the 
•city  of  New  York,  was  first  discovered,  in 
the  year  1G09,  by  Henry  Hudson,  an  En- 
glish navigator,  and  about  fifteen  or 
twenty  Dutch  and  English  sailors,  who 
were  sent  out  by  the  Dutch  East  India 
Company  to  search  out  a  northern  pas- 
sage to  the  East  Indies,  and  on  the  4th  of 
September  landed  at  what  is  now  known 
as  the  Battery. 

They  set  sail  for  Holland  on  the  4th  of 
October,  filled  with  delight  and  enthu- 
siasm by  their  discovery.  Immediately  on 
their  return  vessels  were  fitted  and  sent 
out  with  a  view  to  establishing  agencies 
for  the  fur  trade,  their  head-quarters 
being  the  lower  part  of  the  island.  Then 
followed  .  other  vessels  with  families, 
and  implements  for  agricultural  purposes. 
And  thus  the  first  white  settlement  was 
commenced.  In  1624  their  first  gov- 
ernor, Peter  Minuits,  to  conciliate  the  In- 
dians, bought  the  whole  island  for  twen- 
ty-four dollars.  They  enacted  laws, 
made  treaties,  and  were  invested  with 
all  the  prerogatives  of  a  general  govern- 
ment ;  eight  representatives  having  been 
appointed  to  assist  the  governor  in  the 
affairs  of  the  colony.  In  1615  the  traders 
erected  a  fort  where  Trinity  church-yard 
now  lies. 

At  the  accession  of  Charles  II.  to  the 
English  throne  Great  Britain  demanded 
a  surrender,  and  in  1664  the  ensign  of 
the  English  floated  over  New  York,  as  it 
was  then  named  in  honor  of  the  Duke  of 
York,  to  whom,  without  even  a  pretense 
of  a  title,  Charles  gave  the  territory. 
This  sudden  change  of  authority  was  gen- 
erally satisfactory.  Their  first  English 
governor,  Col.  Richmond  Nicol,  estab- 
lished the  system  of  trial  by  jury.  He 
was  succeeded  by  Col.  Francis  Lovelace, 
after  four  years'  administration,  and  in 
1673  the  city  was  surrendered  to  the 
Dutch,  and  its  name  changed  again  t< 
New  Orange,  but  in  1674  was  again  re- 
stored to  the  English  crown.  Then  fol- 
lowed aggressions,  riots,  plots,  and  dis 
turbances,  which  finally  culminated  in  the 
Revolutionary  War  and  the  independence 
of  the  United  States. 


The  New  York  Evening  Post  says. 

Our  Home  Physician.  By  George  M. 
Beard,  M.  D.- — This  work  does  even 
more  than  its  title  promises.  It  contains 
an  outline  of  anatomy  and  physiology ; 
an  elaborate  and  admirable  treatise  on 
hygiene  ;  the  most  complete  treatment  of 
the  subject  accessible  to  American  read- 
ers ;  careful  instructions  how  to  act  in  all 
emergencies  which  require  surgical  treat- 
ment ;  and  an  account,  compiled  from  the 
latest  sources,  of  the  principal  diseases 
known,  and  of  the  best  methods  of  treat- 
ng  them,  with  an  ample  list  of  the  most 
useful  medical  prescriptions.  Dr.  Beard 
has  been  assisted  in  this  work  by  a  num- 
ber of  eminent  men,  and  has  succeeded 
in  making  a  popular  treatise  on  the  science 
of  medicine  very  far  superior  to  any  other 
in  existence.  That  such  a  book  has  im- 
portant uses  no  one  can  doubt.  It  is  not 
designed  to  take  the  place  of  an  educated 
and  expert  physician ;  on  the  contrary, 
it  will  be  found  his  best  ally  and  friend. 
It  teaches  when  and  how  he  ought  to  be 
consulted;  in  what  spirit  his  directions 
are  to  be  followed  and  his  efforts  sec- 
onded ;  and  it  puts  in  a  striking  light  the 
dangers  of  quackery  and  ignorance.  On 
the  other  hand,  there  are  thousands  of 
households  which  have  no  access  at  all  to 
physicians  whom  they  trust,  and  still  more 
vhich  are  so  far  from  their  medical  ad- 
visers that  it  takes  much  time  to  summon 
them,  and  they  are  not  called  at  all  except 
in  pressing  need,  and  often  too  late  to  be 
useful.  To  such  families  this  work  will 
oe  invaluable,  showing  clearly,  as  it  does, 
what  it  is  best  in  all  such  cases  to  do, 
when  the  physician  must  be  called,  and 
what  must  be  done  in  the  interval  before 
!iis  arrival.  The  careful  study  of  the  book 
may  be  confidently  recommended  to  all 
who  desire  to  understand  the  general 
principles  of  a  science  to  whose  hands  our 
lives  and  dearest  interests  are  so  often 
confided.  "Our  Home  Physician  "  con- 
tains all  that  any  unprofessional  man  can 
aced  or  care  to  learn  of  medical  science. 

1067  octavo  pages.  Upward  of  100 
i  lustrations.  Sent  to  any  address  on 
receipt  of  price,  $5,  charges  prepaid. 

E.  B.  Tiieat,  Publisher,  80o  B'way,  N.  Y. 


10 


ILLUSTRATED   MOW  YORK 


Booth's  Theater,  corner  2Zd-strtet  and  6th  Avenue, 
Erected  in  1871  by  the  eminent  tragedian  whose  name  it  bears.    It  ia  a 
faahionahlp  wort  and  iIip  mnut  costlv  edifice  of  its  character  in  the  city 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


11 


Description. 

At  the  time  of  the  first  settlement  of 
New  York  it  was  a  narrow  fork  of  land 
stretching  out  into  the  bay,  with  a  diver- 
sified surface  of  rocky  woodland,  swamp, 
and  sandy  plain.  A  deep  pond  covered 
the  site  where  the  Five  Points  has  been 
known,  and  where  the  Tombs  now 
stands,  that  was  fifty  feet  deep.  The 
sources  that  supplied  it  still  remain,  and 
are  carried  off  by  immense  sewers  under 
ground.  The  tides  of  the  ocean  then 
swept  over  the  spot  where  now  the  dead 
lie  asleep  in  Trinity  church-yard.  Thus 
energy,  industry,  and  art  have  widened 
and  beautified  ti  e  island,  and  it  has 
become  the  most  populous,  wealthy,  and 
beautiful  city  in  America.  The  island,  or 
city  proper,  is  thirteen  and  one  half  miles 
long,  and  averages  one  mile  and  three 
fifths  in  width,  and  covers  an  area  of 
14,000  acres;  its  highest  point  being 
338  feet  above  tide,  (at  Washington 
Heights.)  By  legislative  enactment  and 
the  popular  vote  of  the  two  counties,  the 
townships  of  Morrisania,  King's  Bridge, 
and  West  Farms  were  annexed  in  No- 
vember, 1873.  The  prosperity  and  prog- 
ress has  been  so  favorable  and  rapid, 
that  almost  the  whole  island  is  com- 
pactly built  over.  In  business  import- 
ance it  stands  first  on  this  continent. 
Five  thousand  vessels  arrive  here  an- 
nually, and  five  sevenths  of  all  the 
strangers  entering  this  country  land 
at  NewT  York;  hence  its  population 
consists  of  people  from  all  nations  of 
the  globe.  Its  harbor  is  one  of  the 
finest  in  the  world,  and  the  surround- 
ing islands  are  picturesque  and  beau- 
tiful. Nearly  all  of  the  old  historic 
buildings  have  given  place  to  the  rapid 
stride  of  progress,  and  were  one  of  ye 
ancient  ''Knickerbockers"  to  awaken 
from  his  long  sleep,  he  would  scarcely 
recognize  the  locality  of  the  old  Dutch 
settlement  of  two  hundred  and  fifty-four 
years  ago.  It  was  said  when  the  City 
Hall  was  built,  seventy-five  years  ago, 
that  the  city  would  never  extend  above 
Chambers-street ;  but  that  locality  has 
long  been  "too  far  down  town"  to  be  a 
place  of  residence  for  the  better  classes. 


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Isaac  Bell, 

William  Vernon,  Jun., 
William  A.  Hadden, 
Robert  Ray, 
S.  Wintringham, 
James  M.  Drake, 
Henry  A.  Tailer, 
Edward  A.  Bibby, 
Samuel  F.  Barger. 

This  Company  has  no  Agencies,  and  doe* 
a  strictly  conservative  husiness. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


13 


Its  Growth  and  Population.  . 

New  York  is  pre-eminently  a  commer- 
cial city,  and  is  scarcely  inferior  to  the 
most  celebrated  commercial  centers  of 
the  globe.  The  spirit  of  the  adventurous 
Dutch  West  India  Company  which  early 
took  possession  of  the  island,  has  actu- 
ated every  succeeding  generation.  The 
population  of  the  city  did  not  reach 
a  thousand  until  1656.  In  1664  it 
amounted  to  1,500,  in  1700  to  5,000,  in 
1750  to  13,500,  in  1774  to  22,750.  Dur- 
ing the  decade  from  1790  co  1800  the 
population  of  the  city  nearly  doubled,  in 
consequence  of  the  war  in  Europe,  swell- 
ing it  at  the  latter  date  to  60,489.  Sub- 
sequent to  1812  the  population  in- 
creased to  100,000;  then  came  the  war 
with  Great  Britain,  and  for  three  years 
the  growth  of  the  city  was  checked,  and 
in  1820  it  contained  but  123,706.  Dur- 
ing the  next  decade  came  the  completion 
of  the  Erie  Canal,  augmenting  the  facil- 
ities of  commerce,  and  in  1830  the  popu- 
lation numbered  202,589.  The  great  fire 
of  1835  and  the  financial  crisis  of  1837 
arrested  its  progress  temporarily;  yet  in 
1840  it  numbered  312,932.  In  1842  the 
Croton  water  was  introduced,  and  in 
1845  another  disastrous  fire  occurred ;  yet 
in  1850  the  city  numbered  515,547,  and 
in  1860,  813,669.  During  the  next  dec- 
ade came  the  great  Southern  Rebellion, 
and  at  the  close  of  the  war,  in  1865,  the 
population  had  decreased  over  87,000. 
The  census  of  1870  reported  the  popula- 
tion at  942,252.  With  the  addition  of 
the  three  towns  from  Westchester,  the 
resident  population  must  now  exceed 
a  million.  The  transient  population  is 
also  large.  There  are  probably  always 
temporarily  stopping  in  the  city :  immi- 
grants, 5,000;  seamen  and  boatmen, 
5,000;  travelers  at  hotels,  10,000;  per- 
sons at  bearding  and  lodging-houses, 
10,000;  total,  30, 000.  By  uniting  Brook- 
lyn and  the  contiguous  suburbs  to  New 
York,  the  American  metropolis  would 
equal  in  population  most  of  the  great 
cities  of  the  world.  There  is  a  growing 
desire  for  this  union,  which  it  is  be- 
lieved will  be  consummated  at  no  distant 
<lay. 


1823.  1876. 
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Washington  Monument,  Union  Square  and  14th-street. 
View  from  corner  of  Broadway  and  Fourteenth-street,  looking  north. 
Kverett  House,  St.  Paul's  M.  E.  Church,  and  Dr.  Crosby's  Presbyterian 
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AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


15 


Items  of  Interest. 

The  Population  of  New  York,  accord- 
ing to  the  Census  of  1870,  is  942,292 ;  with 
the  Westchester  additions  it  will  exceed 
1,000,000. 

The  Transient  or  Floating  Popula- 
tion may  be  estimated  as  follows :  In  any 
one  day,  on  an  average,  we  may  suppose, 
there  are  of  Immigrants  temporarily 
stopping  in  the  city,  5,000;  of  Seamen 
and  Boatmen,  5,000 ;  of  Visitors  at  Hotels, 
10,000 ;  of  Visitors  at  Boarding  and  Lodg- 
ing Houses,  10,000;  or  in  all  say  30,000. 

The  number  of  Families  living  in  the 
city  is  185,789. 

Tenement  Houses. — Houses  contain- 
ing three  or  more  families  are  classed  as 
tenement  houses.  It  is  supposed  that  there 
are  20,000  tenement  houses,  and  that  they 
contain  a  population  of  500,000  persons. 

Nativities.  —  523,198  persons  were 
born  in  the  United  States;  and  419,094 
persons  are  from  foreign  countries  of 
forty  different  nationalities. 

The  Deaths  in  the  city  during  the 
year  were  26,976. 

The  total  valuation  of  Property  in 
the  City  is  $129,139,923. 

City  Taxes  are  $30,000,000  a  year; 
City  Debt,  $131,000,000. 

Public  Amusements.  —  The  money 
spent  in  theaters,  operas,  and  other  pub- 
lic amusements,  is  $7,000,000  a  year. 

To  meet  the  expenses  of  the  Public 
Schools,  $3,000,000  a  year  is  required. 

For  the  support  of  the  Police, 
$3,000,000  a  year  is  required. 

Seventeen  thousand  Immigrants  per 
month,  or  upward  of  200,000  per  year, 
land  at  Castle  Garden.  Last  year  the 
number  was  294,581. 

Churches  and  Accommodations. — 
There  are  470  churches,  chapels,  and 
missions  of  all  kinds,  with  accommoda- 
tions for  350,000  persons. 

Protestant  Churches  and  Accommo- 
dations.— There  are  380  Protestant  places 
of  worship,  with  72,000  communicants, 
and  accommodations  for  250,000  persons. 

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Streets,  Avenues,  Boulevards,  and  Drives. 

The  streets,  avenues,  squares,  and  places 
on  the  island  number  about  seven  hun- 
dred, three  hundred  miles  of  which  are 
paved  and  illuminated  at  night  by  19,000 
gas  lamps.  The  old  cobble-stone  pave- 
ment, which  was  introduced  in  1658,  has 
been  succeeded  by  the  Nicholson  and  the 
Stafford,  (wooden,)  by  several  varieties  of 
concrete,  and  by  the  Belgium — the  latter 
consisting  of  square  blocks  of  rock  set  in 
sand,  and  is  now  used  in  one  third  of  the 
streets. 

The  streets  through  the  lower  portions 
of  the  city  which  cross  Broadway  num- 
ber from  it  in  either  direction ;  and  as  we 
go  northward  Fifth  Avenue  becomes  the 
dividing  line,  from  which  they  are  num- 
bered east  and  west.  Streets  running 
parallel  with  Broadway  number  from  the 
Battery  northward. 

The  Avenues. — These  from  First  to 
Twelfth,  numbering  from  the  East  River, 
are  designed  to  be  eight  miles  long,  (ex- 
cept Sixth  and  Seventh,  which  are  cut 
off  by  Central  Park,)  are  100  feet  wide, 
(except  Park  and  Lexington,  which  are 
eighty  feet,)  and  from  500  to  1,000  feet 
apart.  The  avenues  all  number  from 
south  to  north. 

Boulevards. — On  the  21st  of  Septem- 
ber, 1808,  the  work  of  grading  a  magnif- 
icent public  drive  was  begun,  and  dur- 
ing the  following  year  740  men  were  em- 
ployed in  its  construction.  It  begins 
at  Fifty-ninth-street,  and  extends  to 
One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fifth-street,  a 
distance  of  five  miles.  It  is  150  feet 
wide,  with  a  narrow  line  of  shrubbery 
and  flowers  extending  through  the  cen- 
ter. The  bed  of  the  street  is  graveled, 
rolled,  and  the  surface  otherwise  im- 
proved. Avenue  St.  Nicholas,  (formerly 
Harlem  Lane,)  as  a  popular  drive  is  the 
rival  of  the  Grand  Boulevard. 

There  are  many  public  and  private 
drives  around  the  suburbs  of  New  York, 
where  men  of  means  and  leisure  try  the 
mettle  of  their  steeds.  Among  the  most 
famous  are  Jerome  Park,  near  Fordham 
Fleetwood,  at  Morrisania ;  the  grounds  at 
Paterson,  New  Jersey;  and  those  else 
where  described,  near  Coney  Island. 


The  Presbyterian  Hospital,  Madison  Avenue  and  lOth-street. 

This  Institution  is  largely  indebted  to  the  princely  liberality  of  James  Lenox, 
Esq.,  who  gave  $500,000  toward  the  site  and  buildings,  which  were  completed  in 
1872.    It  has  accommodations  for  three  hundred  patients. 


Presbyterian  Home  for  Aged  Women,  Madison  Ave.  and  ISd-street 

Aged  women  of  the  Presbyterian,  Congregational,  and  Reformed  Churches  of 
New  York  city  share  in  the  benefits  of  this  Institution.  This  elegant  structure  \f> 
fireproof;  cost,  exclusive  of  site,  $125,000;  has  accommodations  for  one  hundred 
snd  fiftv.  and  is  beautifully  located  near  Central  Park. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


19 


Sight  Seeing  in  New  York. 

So  varied  are  the  tastes  of  individuals 
that  a  definite  tour  of  observation  equal- 
ly pleasing  and  profitable  to  all  can- 
not be  suggested.  We  mention  a  few, 
and.  leave  the  reader,  whose  time  may 
be  limited,  to  make  selections  accord- 
ing to  his  studies  or  curiosity.  To  ob- 
tain some  general  idea  of  its  busiest  por- 
tion no  better  method  can  be  desired  than 
to  take  a  Broadway  stage  at  Twenty-third- 
street  for  South  Ferry  or  Wall-street  Ferry. 
Remember  that  you  are  in  fact  geograph- 
ically "down  town"  at  Twenty-third- 
street  and  Madison  Square.  In  your  trip 
down  town  you  will  pass  Union  Square 
with  its  monuments,  and  a  multitude  of 
immense  hotels,  theaters,  and  business 
palaces,  lining  either  side  of  the  street 
for  miles.  You  will  pass  City  Hall  Park, 
and  your  stage  will  stop  at  the  Wall- 
street  Ferry,  or  at  Castle  Garden.  If  you 
are  at  the  foot  of  Wall-street  walk  back 
to  Broadway,  viewing  the  Custom-house, 
Sub-treasury,  and  the  banking  houses. 
If  at  Castle  Garden,  return  up  Broadway 
to  Wall-street,  into  which  you  should  cer- 
tainly peep.  Facing  Wall-street,  on 
Broadway,  is  old  Trinity,  up  the  steeple 
of  which  you  may  ascend  250  feet,  and 
catch  a  wondrous  view  of  the  lower  por- 
tion of  the  city  and  of  the  bay.  From  this 
point  walk  a  little  farther  north  and  you 
are  at  the  City  Hall  Park.  Here  observe 
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and  appears  to  best  advantage  early  in 
the  day.  If  from  the  City  Hall  you  de- 
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At  the  Post-office  start  the  Third  and 
Fourth  Avenue  horse-cars,  which  run  to 
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Academy  of  Design,  corner  4th  Avenue 
and  23d-street,  or  to  Cooper  Institute,  or 
to  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art. 


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City  and  County  Buildings. 

The  City  Hall. — Thi%  structure,  be- 
gnn  in  1803  and  completed  in  1811,  is 
216  feet  long  and  105  feet  wide.  The 
front  and  ends  are  of  white  marble,  and 
the  rear  of  New  York  free-stone.  The 
Mayor  and  many  other  city  officials  have 
their  offices  in  this  building.  On  the  sec- 
ond floor  is  the  Governor's  room,  52  by  26 
feet,  used  for  the  reception  of  distin- 
guished visitors.  It  contains  President 
Washington's  writing-desk,  on  which  he 
penned  his  first  message  to  Congress; 
also  portraits  of  the  Governors  of  New 
York,  and  other  distinguished  Ameri- 
cans. The  cupola  contains  a  four-dial 
clock,  illuminated  at  night  by  gas. 

Court-house. — This  structure,  front- 
ing on  Chambers-street,  was  begun  in 
1863  and  is  not  completed.  It  is  250 
feet  long,  150  wide,  and  the  crown  of 
the  dome  is  to  be  210  feet  above  the  pave- 
ment. The  walls  are  of  Massachusetts 
white  marble.  Single  pieces  of  iron  used 
in  its  construction  weigh  over  25  tons. 

Police  Head-quarters. — This  is  a  fine 
marble  structure  at  No.  300  Mulberry- 
street,  with  elegant  offices  for  officials, 
telegraphic  communications  with  each 
station-house,  rooms  for  the  instruction 
of  new  members  and  the  trial  of  offend- 
ers. 

The  City  Peison.  —  The  principal 
building,  called  the  "  Tombs,"  occupies  a 
block  on  Center-street,  is  of  Maine  granite, 
two  stories  high,  in  the  Egyptian  order. 
The  structure  is  253  by  200  feet,  and 
occupies  the  four  sides  of  a  hollow  square. 
In  the  front  are  rooms  for  the  Court  of 
Sessions,  the  Police  Court,  etc.  The 
men's  prison  contains  148  cells.  The 
department  for  females  is  not  so  large. 
Criminals  are  executed  in  the  open 
court.  The  Jefferson  Market  prison  is 
a  brick  building,  corner  of  Greenwich 
Avenue  and  Tenth-street,  containing 
court  rooms  and  25  large  cells. 

The  Essex  Market  Prison  is  situated 
at  69  Essex-street,  and  there  is  another 
on  East  Fifty-seventh-street. 

vThe  New  York  County  Jail  is  situ- 
ated in  Ludlow-street.    This  prison  con- 
tains 87  cells,  mostly  for  debtors. 
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United  States  Government  Buildings. 

Custom-house. — The  present  Custom- 
house, fronting  on  Wall-street,  covering  a 
small  block,  is  one  of  the  finest  edifices  in 
America.  The  building  is  200  feet  long 
by  160  in  width,  with  walls  of  Quincy 
granite  77  feet  high.  Its  portico  is  sup* 
ported  by  12  front,  4  center,  and  2  rear 
Ionic  columns,  38  feet  long,  4  1-2  feet  in 
diameter,  each  formed  from  a  single 
granite  block  weighing  45  tons.  The 
rotunda  is  80  feet  in  diameter,  80  feet 
high ;  and  the  dome,  which  is  124  feet 
above  the  pavement,  is  supported  by 
eight  pilasters  of  variegated  Italian  mar- 
ble. The  cost  of  its  construction  was 
$1,800,000.  It  contains  offices  and  desks 
for  1,200  officials.  Here  the  Government 
collects  69  per  cent,  of  its  customs  rev- 
enue. During  the  year  ending  June  30, 
1873,  the  foreign  imports  passing  the 
New  York  Custom-house  amounted  to 
$426,321,427,  and  through  all  other  ports 
of  the  United  States  $237,295,720.  The 
exports  through  New  York  for  the  same 
period  were  $313,129,963,  and  through 
all  other  ports  $336,002,600.  & 

In  the  basement  is  the  Pension  Bureau, 
where  hundreds  of  crippled  soldiers 
draw  their  pittance  from  the  Government. 

Sub-treasury. — This  building  stands 
on  the  corner  of  "Wall  and  Nassau  streets. 
It  is  a  white  marble,  fire-proof  structure, 
90  feet  by  200,  with  a  rotunda  60  feet  in 
diameter.  On  this  spot  stood  the  old 
Federal  Hall,  on  the  balcony  of  which 
President  Washington  was  inaugurated. 
The  present  structure  cost  $1,200,000. 
Here  the  United  States  Government  de- 
posits its  gold ;  and  here,  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury,  our  national  monetary  trans- 
actions are  made. 

New  York  Post-office. — This  impos- 
ing structure,  at  the  southern  point  of  the 
City  Hall  Park,  is  triangular  in  form, 
with  a  front  of  279  feet  toward  the  Park, 
and  262  1-2  on  Broadway.  The  walls  are 
of  Dix  Island  granite,  five  stories,  besides 
basement  azxd  attic.  Besides  the  Post- 
office,  the  United  States  District  Court  is 
to  beheld  in  this  building.  For  full  de- 
scription see  "Bright  Side  of  New  York." 


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Business  Palaces. 

First,  in  point  of  magnitude  and  popu- 
lar interest,  we  present  the  colossal  iron 
structure,  for  retail  trade,  of  A.  T.  Stew- 
art, the  prince  of  merchants,  situated  on 
Broadway  between  Ninth  and  Tenth 
streets  and  Fourth  Avenue.  It  has  eight 
floors,  which,  if  spread  out  singly,  would 
cover  fifteen  acres.  It  is  not  unusual  for 
50.000  customers  to  call  in  a  single  day, 
and  his  sales  are  said  to  average  $80,000 
daily.  His  wholesale  house,  on  Broad- 
way above  Chambers-street,  is  also  very 
extensive. 

Lord  &  Taylor  have  a  new  business 
palace  corner  of  Twentieth-street  and 
Broadway,  in  the  construction  of  which 
over  a  thousand  tons  of  iron  were  em- 
ployed. The  firm  has  another  retail  store 
in  Grand-street,  east  of  Bowery.  They  are 
only  excelled  by  Stewart  in  the  variety 
and  richness  of  goods. 

H.  B.  Claflln  &  Co.  are  the  largest 
wholesale  dealers  in  dry  goods  in  Amer- 
ica. Their  store,  corner  "Worth  and 
Church  streets,  has  a  frontage  of  80  feet, 
and  extends  through  to  West  Broadway 
375  feet.  Besides  the  purchasing  agents 
abroad,  there  are  500  clerks  and  em- 
ployes, and  the  sales  have  amounted  to  a 
million  in  a  day. 

Peake,  Opdtcke  &  Co.  have  a  fine 
wholesale  structure  on  Broadway  and 
Howard-street,  and  do  a  large  trade,  said 
to  be  third  in  magnitude  in  the  city. 

Tiffany  &  Co.  have  a  massive  and 
beautiful  structure  at  Union  Square,  and 
are  the  largest  dealers  in  diamonds,  sil- 
verware, gold  and  silver  watches,  and 
jewelry,  in  America. 

The  American  Watch  Co.  Building, 
on  Bond  street,  near  Broadway,  is  five 
stories,  besides  basement  and  attic.  It 
contains  also  extensive  jewelry  establish- 
ments. 

W.  &  J.  Sloan  have  a  large  marble- 
front  store  on  Broadway  at  the  head  of 
Bond-street.  They  are  the  largest  whole- 
sale and  retail  carpet  dealers  in  the  city. 

The  Domestic  Sewing  Machine  Co., 
corner  of  Broadway  and  Fourteenth- 
street,  have  the  most  imposing  edifice  to 
be  found  in  the  whole  line  of  Broadway. 


Farmers'  4  Mechanics'  Manual. 

By  W.  S.  COURTNEY. 


REVISED    AND  ENLARGED 

By  GEORGE  E.  WARING,  Jun., 

Of  Ogden  Farm, 

Formerly  Agricultural  Engineer  of  Central  Park. 
N.Y.;  Author  of  "Elements  of  Agriculture;* 
"Draining  for  Profit  and  for  Health;'"  '•Earth 
Clouts  and  Earth  Sewage;'"  and  Agricultural 
Editor  of  the  New  York  Evening  Poet. 


This  is  a  practical  book,  designed  for  the 
every-day  use  of  Farmers,  Mechanics,  Artisans, 
and  'Workingmen  of  all  trades  and  occupations. 
It  gives  more  reliable  information,  better  ar- 
ranged and  in  less  space,  than  anv  work  of  its 
class  ever  published.  It  is  complete  in  every 
particular  in  which  it  is  possible  for  such  a  book 
to  be  complete,  and  containing  more  than  haa 
been  proven  by  long  use  to  be  of  value;  more 
that  is  most  necessary  for  every  Fanner  and 
Mechanic  to  know ;  and  more  of  promising  nov- 
elty than  any  other  that  has  ever  been  presented 
to  the  Farmers  and  Mechanics  of  America. 

A  New  Work  of  Pacts  and  Pigures. 


Every  ARTISAN  NEEDS  IT. 
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out  it. 

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ILLTSTKATKl)   NEW  YORK 


The  Union  Home  and  School  for  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Children, 

One  Hundred  and  Fifty-first-street  and  the  Boulevard, 

Was  incorporated  by  the  Legislature  of  1862,  and  is  doing  a  noble  work  in 
training  and  educating  the  orphan  children  of  soldiers  and  sailors. 


The  Colored  Orphan  Asylum,  l&d-street  and  10th  Avenue. 

This  Institution  was  completed  in  1868,  at  a  cost  of  $130,000.  Tho  former 
building,  on  Fifth  Avenue,  was  destroyed  by  the  Draft  Rioters  in  1863.  The  aver- 
age  number  of  children  provided  for  is  nearly  three  hundred. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


27 


Advice  to  Strangers. 

To  those  who  go  to  the  city  bent  on 
mischief  and  ruin  we  need  offer  no  ad- 
vice. They  will  find  the  largest  latitude 
for  their  promptings,  and  come  to  sor- 
row sooner  than  they  anticipate.  But  to 
a  cautious  and  thoughtful  stranger  a  few 
hints  may  be  acceptable.  First,  then,  in 
entering  a  large  town  know  where  you 
want  to  go,  and  if  unused  to  traveling, 
reach  the  city  in  the  day-time.  _Have 
little  to  say  or  to  do  with  good-natured 
people  who  are  anxious  to  give  you  ad- 
vice and  assistance.  On  reaching  the 
depot  or  landing  take  the  line  of  cars 
or  stages  running  near  your  stopping- 
place.  If  you  take  a  carriage  your  trunk 
or  valise  may  accompany  you.  If  not, 
leave  it  checked  and  send  for  it,  or 
deliver  your  check  to  an  express  agent, 
with  full  instructions  where  to  send  it, 
and  take  his  receipt,  which  makes  the 
company  responsible  to  you  for  its  de- 
livery. If  you  make  inquiries  on  the 
street  apply  to  a  policeman,  or  go  into  a 
store  or  hotel.  A  lady  should  never  in- 
quire or  be  led  along  by  strangers  of  either 
sex.  Too  great  care  cannot  be  taken 
with  your  purse,  watch,  etc.  Have  a 
little  money  within  easy  reach,  and  se- 
curely conceal  all  the  rest.  A  falling 
brick  may  cost  your  life.  Though  on 
a  tour  of  observation  be  not  anxious 
to  see  every  thing.  The  purlieus  of  the 
city  should  only  be  visited  in  company 
with  wise,  reliable  friends.  You  can 
make  nothing  and  learn  nothing  at  mock 
auctions,  dance-houses,  and  fashionable 
gambling  houses.  Pay  no  attention  to 
men  who  exhibit  a  pocket  book  or  bank 
bills  they  "have  just  found."  Be  care- 
ful about  long  trips  in  the  evening,  un- 
attended, even  through  the  best  streets, 
and  by  day  and  night  avoid,  as  far  as 
possible,  Jail  crowds.  Settle  the  price 
with  your  coachman  before  starting,  and 
pay  him  at  the  end  of  the  trip.  Every 
hotel  has  a  safe  where  valuables  may  be 
deposited  temporarily  free  of  charge.  In 
transacting  business  involving  the  pay- 
ment of  money  be  sure  you  deal  with 
one  duly  authorized.  Sharpers  often 
lurk  around  business  houses. 


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RECLINING  CHAIR. 

This  Chair  is  designed  to  meet  the  wants  of  help, 
less  invalids,  and  is  thoroughly  practical  in  all  its 
appointments. 

It  is  not  claimed  that  it  is  the  best  reclining 
chair,  nor  "tJ»o  most  luxurious  easy  chair,"  nor 
"  a  chair  redm-ed  to  exact  science  ;  "  but  it  is  claim- 
ed that  it  is  completely  adapted  to  the  wants  of  the 
tick  room. 

Its  cabinet,  its  falling  seat,  moveable  arms,  ad- 
justable head-rest,  with  other  peculiar  and  con- 
venient arrangements,  supply  a  need  long  felt,  but 
never  before  met,  and  r-nder  this  chair  far  superior 
to  any  other  in  the  market  . 

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28  ILLUSTRATED  NEW  3TORK 


Jewish  Temple,  Fifth  Avenue,  corner  43d-street. 
This  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  costly  structures  in  the  city. 


Mount  Sinai  Hospital,  Lexington  Avenue  and  Sixty-sixth-street. 
The  design  of  this  Institution,  as  set  forth  in  its  incorporation,  is  to  afford  sur- 
aical  and  medical  aid  to  deserving  and  needy  Israelites;  was  organized  m  1852, 
and  present  building  completed  in  1872.  Though  it  is  designed  more  especially 
for  those  of  the  Hebrew  faith,  yet  all  creeds  and  nationalities  may  share  in  Ltfl 
benefits.  It  has  accommodations  for  two  hundred  beds.  Cost  of  building  and 
furnishing,  $325.0'»0. 


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THE 

Evening  Journal 

OF  JERSEY  CITY. 


An  illustration  of  the  beautiful  building  erected 
in  1875  by  the  proprietors  of  this  enterprising  and 
prosperous  newspaper,  will  be  found  among  our 
advertising  pages. 

Jersey  City  is  really  a  suburb  of  New  York,  the 
growth  and  importance  of  which  threaten  at  no 
distant  period  to  rival  those  of  the  metropolis 
itself.  In  1830  the  population  of  Jersey  city  was 
less  than  two  thousand  souls  :  in  1840  it  had  more 
than  doubled  itself.  The  census  of  1860  showed 
the  population  of  Jersey  City  to  be  32,000.  In 
1870,  by  natural  increase  and  annexation  of  sur- 
rounding localities,  Jersey  City  had  acquired  a 
population  of  82,000,  while  the  state  census  of  1875 
showed  a  more  rapid  rate  of  increase  than  that  of 
almost  any  other  city  in  the  United  States,  the 
population  of  the  city  having  increased  35,000  in 
five  years,  in  all  117,000.  Wealth  and  manufac- 
tures have  kept  pace  with  population.  The  com- 
mercial importance  of  Jersey  City  cannot  fairly 
be  stated,  as  all  the  vast  amounts  of  merchandise 
that  are  received  and  shipped  here  go  to  swell  the 
returns  of  the  port  of  New  York,  in  which  Jersey 
City  is  at  present  legally  included. 

The  newspaper  enterprises  and  failures  in  this 
as  in  other  growing  cities,  have  been  numerous, 
terminating  as  all  such  affairs  generally  do  in  the 
survival  of  the  fittest.  The  Evening  Journal 
has  fairly  won  its  place  in  public  favor.  Starting 
in  1867  with  but  little  capital  save  the  pluck  and 
experience  of  its  founders,  it  rapidly  made  its 
way  in  the  face  of  continued  opposition,  and 
quickly  distanced  in  circulation  and  influence  the 
old  and  well-established  papers  then  existing  in 
Jersey  City. 

It  is  now  admitted  by  all  who  are  conversant 
with  New  Jersey  affairs  to  be 

The  most  Valuable  Advertising  Medium 
in  the  State  of  New  Jersey. 

Its  circulation,  which  is  chiefly  local,  is  double 
that  of  all  the  other  Jersey  City  papers  combined- 
Its  handsome  establishment  is  open  at  all  times 
to  the  inspection  of  visitors,  who  may  see  there 
the  finest  newspaper  printing  press  in  the  world. 

For  further  information  and  advertising  rates, 
call  on  or  address, 

PAKGB0RN,  DUNNING  &  DEAR, 

Evening  Journal  Office, 

37  MONTGOMERY  ST. 

■IEBSEY  CITY. 


Excursions  about  New  York. 

Time  can  scarcely  be  more  pleasantly 
employed  than  an  excursion  to  Central 
Park.  Several  lines  of  horse  cars  lead 
to  it.  Carriages,  provided  by  the  Park 
Commissioners,  will  conduct,  at  mod- 
erate cost,  persons  to  all  the  chief  ob- 
jects of  interest.  If  you  are  able,  it  is 
more  satisfactory  to  thread  its  winding 
paths  on  foot.  Do  not  expect  to  satisfy 
yourself  at  the  Park  in  a  single  day.  You 
may  make  an  excursion  to  it  every  week 
during  the  warm  season  without  exhaust- 
ing its  curiosities  or  your  own  interest. 
[See  Prospect  Park  elsewhere.] 

Jones's  Wood,  celebrated  for  German 
picnics,  is  a  fine  plot  at  Sixty-eighth- 
street  and  First  Avenue. 

Harlem  Bridge  may  be  reached  by 
the  Third  Avenue  horse-cars,  or  Steam- 
boat from  Peck  Slip,  near  Fulton  Ferry. 
Just  above  is  the  railroad  bridge,  over 
which  are  trundling  at  all  hours  the  trains 
of  the  Hudson  River,  and  the  Harlem  and 
the  New  Haven  roads. 

An  excursion  to  High  Bridge  is  one 
of  the  finest  trips  on  this  island.  It  is 
reached  by  steam-car  from  42d-street,  by 
steamboats  from  Fulton  Ferry  and  Harlem 
Bridge,  or  by  carriage  through  the  Park. 
The  view  from  this  lofty  observatory  is 
enchanting.  Returning  by  carriage,  one 
may  peep  at  the  Bloomingdale  Insane 
Asylum ;  or,  by  making  a  detour  west- 
ward, one  may  see  the  New  York  Juvenile 
Asylum,  at  176th-street,  pass  over  Wash- 
ington Heights  (the  finest  part  of  the 
island  in  the  summer)  to  the  largest  insti- 
tution in  the  world  for  the  educating  of 
the  deaf  and  dumb,  to  the  Colored  Orphan 
Asylum,  and  return  by  the  Boulevard. 

Another  rare  excursion  is  to  the  islands 
of  the  East  River.  To  visit  them,  go  to  the 
office  of  the  Commissioners  of  Charities 
and  Corrections,  corner  Eleventh-street 
and  Third  Avenue,  and  obtain  a  permit, 
then  to  foot  of  East  Twenty-sixth-street, 
and  take  steamer  to  Blackwell's  Island, 
Ward's  Island,  and  Randall's  Island. 
Still  further  up  the  river  is  Hart's  Island 
and  the  School  Ship.  See  "Bright  Side 
of  New  York"  for  thorough  history  of 
all  New  York  institutions. 


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AND  PHILADELPHIA 


31 


Excursions  "  Down  the  Bay." 

The  most  charming  of  all  is  a  trip  of 
twenty-four  miles'  to  Long  Branch,  a 
sail  of  one  hour  by  steamboat  to  Sandy 
Hook,  thence  by  steam-car  twenty  min- 
utes to  the  famous  watering-place  and 
summer  capital  of  the  government — 
President  Grant's  residence.  As  you 
journey  you  pass  the  Battery,  Castle  Gar- 
den, Governor's  Island,  Fort  Lafayette, 
Fort  Hamilton,  and  Sandy  Hook  Light- 
house to  the  left,  and  Staten  Island,  Fort 
Wadsworth,  Quarantine,  and  Navesink 
Light-house  to  the  right.  After  a  surf- 
bath  and  a  promenade  among  the  elite, 
inhaling  the  sea-breezes,  you  are  fully 
prepared  to  do  justice  to  the  viands  fur- 
nished by  any  of  the  numerous  first-class 
Hotels  that  line  the  bluff  for  nearly  two 
miles. 

Coney  Island  was  for  many  years  the 
leading  sea-side  resort.  It  is  still  patron- 
ized by  crowds  that  indulge  in  its  most 
excellent  surf-bathing.  It  is  reached  by 
steamboat  or  by  the  Brooklyn  horse-cars 
that  pass  Greenwood  Cemetery. 

Keyport,  noted  for  its  oysters  and 
fishing,  Highlands  for  its  large  hotels 
and  commanding  view,  and  Red  Bank  in 
its  quiet  beauty  on  the  Navesink  River 
are  places  of  interest  easily  reached  by 
steamboat. 

Roceaway,  on  the  south  shore  of  Long 
Island,  is  growing  rapidly  as  a  fashion- 
able resort,  and  is  reached  by  steamboat 
or  steam-car. 

Fire  Island,  still  further  east,  is  de- 
serving of  more  than  a  passing  notice.  If 
your  time  is  limited,  a  good  view  of  the 
harbor  may  be  obtained  by  a  round  trip 
on  a  Staten  Island  ferry-boat,  occupying 
about  an  hour.  A  more  extended  trip, 
passing  Bergen  Point  through  Newark 
Bay,  is  furnished  by  steamer  to  Newark. 

During  the  summer  the  daily  excur- 
sions to  the  Fishing  Banks  (see  advertise- 
ments in  New  York  morning  papers)  are 
very  popular,  in  which  you  pass  out  on 
to  the  broad  expanse  of  the  ocean,  ten 
or  twenty  miles  from  the  New  Jersey 
shore,  and  it  often  happens  that  the 
beneficial  effects  of  seasickness  is  expe- 
rienced. 


ft 


TESTIMONIALS. 


Boston,  March  7, 1876. 

DAVID  G.  STRAWN, 

Dear  Sir,— This  mav  certify  that  I  have  made  a 
chemical  examination  and  analysis  of  your  preparation  for 
the  teethj  known  as  DentophUe,  and  find  that  it  is  composed 
of  materials  known  to  be  among  the  best  which  enter  into 
such  composit.ons.  DentophUe  contains  no  injurious  sub- 
stances of  any  description,  being  entirely  free  from  all  acids 
or  any  tiling  of  a  hard  or  gritty  nature.  I  have  no  hesitation 
in  asserting  that  this  preparation  is  fully  equal,  if  not  superior, 
to  any  preparation  now  before  the  public. 

Respectfully, 

JAMES  F.  BABCOCK, 
Analytical  and  Consulting  Chemist. 

xO  Rollins  St.,  Boston, 

In  these  days  of  degenerated  bone  substance  anything  that 
■will  help  to  cleanse  and  preserve  the  teeth  is  especially  valu- 
able. The  DentophUe  prepared  by  D.  G.  Strawn,  2279  Wash- 
ington Street,  Boston,  answers  this  purpose  admirably.  It  is 
pure,  pleasant  and  effective.— The  Golden  Rule. 


Strawn 's  DentophUe  is  a  genuine  article,  as  the  members  of 
our  family  will  testify,  for  they  have  used  it,  and  would  not 
be  without  it.  It  is  put  up  in  the  form  of  a  powder  of  the 
very  finest  character,  and  has  not  the  slightest  grit  in  it ;  it 
forms  an  agreeeble  lather  upon  the  teeth  and  gums,  and  keepi 
them  in  a  healthy  condition.  It  is  put  up  in  elegant  style, 
and  is  truly  a  gem  for  the  toilet.— Suffolk  County  Journal. 


Having  used  Straum's  DentophUe  for  several  years,  we  cheer- 
fully recommend  it  to  those  who  desire  a  tooth  powder  free 
from  injurious  substances.  No  toilet  table  is  complete  with- 
out it.— Daily  Evening  Traveler. 


DentophUe,  the  new  preparation  for  the  teeth,  made  by  Dr. 
Strawn,  upon  correct  and  scientific  principles,  for  cleansing 
away  the  seeds  of  decay  and  supplying  the  waste  of  material! 
is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  best  articles  in  the  market.  At  all 
events,  it  is  perfectly  harmless,  and  its  use  certainly  beautifies 
the  teeth  and  perfumes  the  breath.—  Boston  Evening  Tran- 
script. 


Is  Said  by  all  fisstolass  Druggists. 

OB  CAN  BE  HAD  OF  THE 

MA2TUFA CTTFRER  AND  PR0PRD3T0R, 


dr.  r>.  a.  STRAWN, 


2279  Washington  St.,  Boston. 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


Halls  of  Justice,  or  Tombs,  Center-si.,  between  Elm,  Franklin,  and  Leonard, 


Erected  in  1838,  and  occupies  the  four  sides  of  a  hollow  square,  200  by  253  feet, 
bounded  by  the  streets  named  above.  The  prison  stands  on  low,  damp  ground, 
on  what  was  formerly  known  as  Collect  Pond.  It  has  been  repeatedly  condemned 
by  the  grand  jury,  and  measures  are  being  instituted  for  a  better  site  and  more 
commodious  quarters.  The  total  number  of  commitments  the  past  year  was 
61,466,  of  whom  30,507  were  from  intemperate  habits. 


"Black  Maria,"  the  carriage  used  in  carrying  criminals  from  the  various  Court* 
and  the  Tombs  to  BlackwelVs  Island  and  the  House  of  Detention. 


Free  rides  are  given  to  all  classes  of  criminals,  from  the  ignorant  and  imbruted 
bully  to  the  expert  and  polished  villain.  Many  of  the  latter  have  recently  been 
found  among  those  in  high  places 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


33 


LiDraries  and  Monuments. 

The  literary  wealth  of  a  great  city  con- 
sists in  its  schools,  its  press,  and  its  li- 
braries. New  York  is  unrivaled  on  this 
continent  in  this  kind  of  wealth. 

Astor  Library. — This  is  an  imposing 
structure,  situated  in  Lafayette  Place, 
and  is  the  finest  of  its  class  in  America 
yet  completed.  It  was  projected  by 
the  bequest  of  John  Jacob  Astor,  and 
enlarged  by  the  liberality  of  his  son, 
Wm.  B.  Astor.  It  contains  over  135,000 
volumes,  embracing  most  of  the  solid 
literature  of  the  world.  It  is  the  great 
library  of  reference  for  scholars. 

Mercantile  Library. —  This  was 
founded  and  is  managed  by  an  associa- 
tion of  young  men.    Bee  Illustration. 

The  Historical  Society. — This  was 
founded  in  1804,  to  preserve  reminis- 
cences of  early  New  York. 

Lenox  Library. — Mr.  James  Lenox  has 
just  completed  an  immense  library  build- 
ing, situated  on  Fifth  Avenue,  between 
Seventieth  and  Seventy-first  streets,  ad- 
joining Central  Park.  It  consists  of  two 
large  wings,  united  in  the  rear  by  a  broad 
hall.  The  library  is  the  gift  of  Mr.  Lenox, 
and  to  be  open  at  proper  hours  free  to  all. 

Monuments. — The  equestrian  bronze 
statue  of  the  Father  of  his  country,  situ- 
ated at  Union  Square,  is  one  of  the  finest 
on  the  island.  The  figure  and  pedestal 
are  20  feet  high. 

Lincoln. — This  was  erected  in  1870, 
and  stands  on  the  opposite  side  of  Union 
Square.  The  pedestal  is  formed  of  three 
granite  stones  which  weigh  over  40  tons. 
The  sfatue  is  of  bronze,  eleven  feet  -Mgh, 
anu  weighs  3,000  lbs. 

Worth. — This  is  the  only  monument 
erected  by  the  corporation.  It  stands  on 
the  west  side  of  Madison  Square,  is  a  gran- 
ite obelisk,  and  presents  in  relief  the 
equestrian  image  of  the  noble  general  who 
fell  in  the  war  with  Mexico. 

Franklin. — This  is  a  recent  and  ap- 
propriate honor  to  the  philosopher  and 
compositor.  It  stands  on  Printing  House 
Square,  opposite  the  Times  and  Tribune 
buildings. 

A  large  number  of  costly  and  appropri- 
ate monuments  are  found  in  Central  Park. 


The  New  Orleans  uaily  Times  says: 

— "  Our  Hoj£e  Physician.  By  Geo.  M.  Beard, 
A.M.,  M.D.,  formerly  Lecturer  on  Nervous  Dis- 
eases in  the  University  of  New  York." — This 
work  is  intended  for  the  use  of  families,  and  it* 
design  is  to  give  a  correct,  clear,  and  easily  un- 
derstood answer  to  every  question  that  a  mother, 
or  nurse,  or  patient  would  ask  of  an  intelligent 
family  physician  and  surgeon,  touching  diseases, 
accidents,  medicines,  and  the  treatment  due  to 
all  cases  that  may  he  presented.  It  treats  fully 
of  the  care  of  the  sick  and  the  management  of 
children ;  it  gives  the  general  laws  and  history 
of  disease  ;  it  gives  plain  instructions,  and  point* 
out  the  simplest  and  most  easily  attainable  reme- 
dies in  case  of  accidents  and  sudden  emergen- 
cies. Being  intended  for  use  also  where  th« 
services  of  a  surgeon  or  physician  cannot  be  had, 
or  only  after  long  delay,  on  plantations,  in  mines, 
on  long  voyages,  or  at  residences  remote  from 
any  town,  the  graver  diseases  are  treated  of  at 
considerable  length,  and  directions  carefully 
prescribed.  The  author's  purpose  is  to  aid  in 
the  prevention  as  well  as  the  cure  of  disease, 
and  for  this  end  he  presents  physiological  and 
anatomical  facts  in  popular  language,  avoiding 
technicalities  when  practicable. 

The  work  appears  to  have  been  written  and 
compiled  with  conscientious  care.  Though  its 
matter  occupies  a  thousand  pages,  we  find  noth- 
ing in  it  which  could  have  been  omitted  with 
propriety  or  presented  in  fewer  words.  If  it 
could  be  placed  in  every  house  in  America,  it 
would  save  many  hundreds  of  lives  every  year, 
besides  preventing  or  relieving  an  amount  of 
suffering  beyond  all  estimate.  We  all  know  the 
cheering  effect  of  the  appearance  of  the  Doctor, 
and  how,  in  his  presence,  the  faces  of  patients 
and  attendants  lighten  up  with  confidence  and 
hope.  Something  of  this  same  comforting  and 
wholesome  effect  will  be  produced  by  this  Home 
Physician,  which,  though  it  has  no  pleasant 
voice  or  tender  hand,  is  yet  always  present  with 
its  silent  counsel  and  careful  prescriptions.  In 
the  present  age  of  enlightenment  the  faculty  look 
with  liberal  favor  upon  works  intended  to  gen- 
eralize and  diffuse  such  information  as  Dr. 
Beard's  work  contains.  Reference  to  diseases, 
remedies,  and  other  subjects  is  facilitated  by 
means  of  a  carefully  prepared  index.  There  are 
fifty  or  sixty  pages  of  prescriptions,  a  list  of 
medicines  and  the  form  and  quantity  in  which 
they  are  used,  a  glossary  of  the  few  scientific  and 
professional  terms  made  use  of  in  the  body  of 
the  work,  and  some  hundreds  of  engravings. 

1067  pages.    Hlustrated.    Price,  $5. 
See  full  particulars  in  another  column. 

E.  B.  TREAT,  Publisher, 

805  BROADWAY,  X.  Y. 


o-t 


ILLUSTRATED    NEW  YORK 


The  Woman's  Hospital  of  the  State  of  New  York,  4th  Ave.  and  bOth-st 

The  fame  of  this  Institution,  with  its  skillful  physici?^,  has  spread  far  and 
wide.  It  admits  patients  from  all  parts  of  the  State.  Tn»  pjor  are  treated 
gratuitously  three  days  in  a  week. 


Hospital  for  the  Ruptured  and  Crippled,  cor.  Lexington  Ave.  and  42d-9t. 

This  Institution  is  one  of  the  most  praiseworthy  and  successful  in  the  city,  and 
has  relieved  its  thousands  from  various  weaknesses  and  deformities.  The  poor 
are  furnished  instruments  and  counsel  gratuitously.  Children  and  adults  are  ad- 
mitted.   Cost  of  building  and  site,  $250,000. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


35 


Cemeteries  or  New  York. 

For  many  years  all  interments  were 
made  in  the  grounds  of  the  various 
churches,  of  which  there  were  twenty- 
two  south  of  the  City  Hall  as  late  as  1822. 
In  1813  the  authorities  prohibited  burials 
below  Canal-street. 

Trinity  Cemetery,  155th-street  and 
10th  Avenue,  (Washington  Heights,)  com- 
prises 36  acres.  It  was  purchased  for 
$14,000  in  1842.  The  remains  of* Philip 
Livingston,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Dec- 
laration, John  Jacob  Astor,  and  many  of 
the  old  New  York  families,  are  buried  here. 

Woodlawn  is  situated  seven  miles  north 
of  Harlem  Bridge,  contains  over  300  acres, 
and  was  laid  out  in  1865.  About  15,000 
interments  have  been  made  here,  and  the 
grounds  are  being  rapidly  improved,  and 
in  landscape  beauty  will  soon  rival  Green- 
wood. The  remains  of  Admiral  Farragut, 
and  many  distinguished  citizens,  are  bur- 
ied here,  with  costly  and  elaborate  mon- 
uments to  mark  their  resting-place. 

New  York  Bay  is  situated  in  New  Jer- 
sey, two  and  one  half  miles  from  the 
Jersey  City  Ferry.  It  contains  50  acres, 
and  has  received  nearly  55,000  bodies. 

The  Potter's  Field  was  what  is  now 
Washington  Square,  and  was  moved  from 
there  to  Randall's  Island,  then  to  Ward's, 
and  finally  to  Hart's  Island,  and  is  now 
known  as  the  City  Cemetery. 

Monuments. — The  most  prominent  of 
which  are  the  Washington  (see  cut)  and 
Lincoln  Monuments  at  Union  Square,  the 
former  erected  by  private  subscription, 
the  latter  by  the  Union  League  Club. 
In  Trinity  Church-yard  are  located  the 
Martyrs'  Monument,  (see  cut,)  the  tombs 
of  Alexander  Hamilton  and  Capt.  Law- 
rence. On  the  west  side  of  Madison 
Square  is  seen  a  granite  obelisk  to  the 
memory  of  Gen.  Worth,  the  hero  of 
Cherubusco  and  Chapultepec.  At  Print- 
ing-House  Square,  fronting  the  Times 
and  Tribune  buildings,  is  located  an  ele- 
gant bronze  statue  of  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin. Central  Park  has  been  appropriately 
honored  with  the  monuments  of  several 
distinguished  men ;  among  them  are  the 
statues  of  Prof.  Morse,  Columbus,  Shaks- 
peare,  HumboI.it, Walter  Scott,  and  others, 


RIFLE  AIR  PISTOL. 

A  most  excellent  parlor  amusement  for  ladies  and 
gentlemen.  Shoots  darts  or  slugs  a  distance  of 
50  feet  perfectly  accurate.  Each  pistol  is  put  up 
in  a  neat  box,  with  6  darts,  6  targets,  100  slugs, 
ramrod,  claw,  wrench,  and  skeleton  gun-stock. 

Price,  $5;  Handsomely  NicUel  Plated, 
$6;  Bell  Target,  $2.00. 

Sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  price  and  35c.  postage, 
or  by  express,  C.  O.  D 


ONE  OF  THE  MANY  TESTIMONIALS. 

It  is  surely  ingenious  in  mechanism,  quite  ac- 
curate in  aim,  and  useful  in  preparing  one  for  the 
more  serious  handling  of  the  ordinary  rifle. 

W.T.  Sherman,  General. 


POPE'S  ACME  LATHE. 

Price,  $9  ;  with  Foot  Power,  $15. 

Suitable  for  Mechanics,  Gunsmiths,  Dentists, 
Jewellers  and  Amateurs.  It  is  perfect  in  every 
respect,  having  a  24-in.  bed,  steel  spindles,  steel 
centre,  lining  metal  box,  20  lb.  balance  wheel, 
rests,  face  plate,  leather  belt,  spur  centre,  wrench, 
&c.   Weight  complete,  50  lbs. 


ACME  SCROLL  SAW, 

Price,  $7. 

FOR  BRACKET  AND  SORRENTO  WORK, 

Will  fit  this  or  any  other  lathe,  by  attaching  it  to 
the  face  plate.  This  saw  has  a  moveable  arm,  by 
which  means  the  finest  saw-blade  is  firmly  held- 
It  is  adapted  for  the  most  intricate  Sorrento* Work, 
and  is  by  far  the  best  Scroll  Saw  for  the  price  ever 
made. 


POPE  MFG.  CO., 

45  HIGH  STREET, 

BOSTON,  Mass. 


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ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


Shore  of  the  We. 


AXD  PHILADELPHIA 


37 


Parks  of  New  York. 

About  one  thousand  acres  of  New  York 
island  are  devoted  to  parks,  which  fact 
may  ;it  first  appear  large,  yet  it  is  no 
mme  than  the  health  of  the  populace  re- 
quires!. The  Jlntlery,  Union,  Madison, 
Washington,  Stuyvcsant,  and  many  others 
are  well  known  retreats  of  verdure  and 
beauty  to  nearly  all  who  visit  the  city. 
These  were  to  a  former  generation  the 
large  parks  of  t  he  city. 

Centkai.  Park,  the  mammoth  of  all 
our  parks,  was  laid  out  in  1857.  It 
is  two  and  one  half  miles  long,  three 
fifths  of  a  mile  wide,  and  contains  843 
acres.  It  has  cost  over  $11,000,000,  and 
is  now  maintained  at  an  annual  expense 
of  $250,000.  It  has  twelve  entrances, 
contains  five  and  a  half  miles  of  bridle 
path,  nine  and  a  half  of  carriage  roads, 
and  twenty-seven  miles  of  walks.  The 
old  Arsenal,  at  the  south-east  entrance,  is 
a  three  story  stone  structure,  filled  with 
the  collections  of  the  society  of  "  Ameri- 
can Museum  of  Natural  History."  Out- 
side of  this  structure  arc  large  cages  with 
bears,  eagles,  serpents,  and  many  other 
varieties  of  animals.  The  lakes  and 
fountains  in  the  park  arc  exquisitely 
beautiful.  In  the  northern  section  stands 
the  old  convent,  the  chapel  of  which  is 
now  a  gallery  of  art,  containing  the  finest 
collection  of  statuary  in  the  country. 
Near  this  are  also  the  nursery  grounds, 
covering  two  and  a  half  acres.  A  large 
Zoological  Garden  is  being  constructed, 
with  underground  accommodations  for 
bears,  seals,  the  walrus,  beaver,  etc.  The 
park  contains  the  best  Meteorological 
Observatory  in  America ;  also  a  fine  Astro- 
nomical Observatory.  There  is  also  a 
Paleozoic  Museum,  containing  life-size 
representations  of  most  of  the  animals 
believed  to  have  existed  in  America  dur- 
ing the  secondary  and  post-tertiary  geo- 
logical periods.  The  entire  park  is  a  mu- 
seum of  genius  and  curiosity,  presenting 
everywhere  the  choicest  aspects  of  na- 
ture and  art. 

Riverside,  Morning  side,  and  IT  ion 
Bridge  Parks,  overlooking  the  Hudson, 
above  Central  Park,  arc  in  their  infancy, 
and  give  promise  of  great  beauty. 


VISITOR 

AND 

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IN  VISITING-  THE 

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Drinking  Fountain  and  Bird  Cage. 


The  view  here  pre- 
sented by  our  artist  is 
one  of  the  many  rustic 
retreats  found  in  the 
various  rambles  of  the 
Park,  overlooking  lakes 
and  lawns  over  which 
are  twisted  and  tangled 
rose?,  honeysuckle,  and 
wisteria,  lending  shade 
and  beauty  to  the  ad- 
mirer cf  nature  and  art. 
The  scene  is  often  made 
lively  and  picturesque 
by  its  intricate  wind- 
ings and  mystic  paths, 
interspersed  witli  sail- 
ing boats  and  swans. 

Saturday  afternoons 
are  the  great  fete  occa- 
sions of  the  park,  in 
which  the  word  ''Com- 
mon" is  noticed  in  all 
sections,    inviting  one 
and  all  to  the  freedom 
of  its   velvety  lawns, 
from  which  you  are  ex- 
cluded on  other  days. 
On  these  occasions  the 
band  of  music  at  the 
upper  end  of  the  Mall 
overlooking  the  Lake  is 
the  grand  center  of  attraction  for 
thousands  of  enchanted  listeners  and 
sight-seers.    The  bird  cages,  unique 
drinking  fountains,  and  white  tents 
scattered  about  on  the  green,  afford- 
ing sittings  and  shade  to  those  who 
would  enjoy  the  same ;   the  gayly 
dressed  people  passing  to  and  fro, 
and  children  merry  witn  piay,  present 
a  gay  and  festive  scene.   The  Ramble, 
situated  between  the  Lake  and  Croton 
Reservoir,  is  reached  by  Bow  Bridge, 
and  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated, 
as  no  pen  can  portray  its  beauty  and 
loveliness. 


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Ocean  Steamer  leaving  the  Port  of  New  York. 


There  are  sixteen  transatlantic  steamship  lines  plying  between  New  York  and  the  various 
ports  of  Europe,  the  more  popular  companies  employing  twelve  and  fifteen  first-class  steamers 
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Lakes  in  Central  Park. 

These  charming  lakes,  fed  by  some 
small  springs,  but  supplied  mainly  by 
Croton  water,  cover  in  the  aggregate  over 
43  acres.  The  "Pond,"  near  Fifty-ninth- 
street,  between  FiftK  and  Sixth  Avenues, 
covers  over  4  acres.  The  "Lake,"  be- 
tween Seventy-second  and  Seventy-eighth 
streets,  covers  over  20  acres,  and  is  53  feet 
above  tide.  The  "Harlem  Lake"  covers 
12  acres,  and  is  11  feet  above  tide.  The 
"  Loci)  "  is  24  feet  above  tide,  and  covers 
over  one  acre.  The  u  Conservatory,"  near 
Fifth  Avenue  and  Seventy-lifth-strect, 
covers  2£  acres,  and  is  45  feet  above  tide. 
These  lakes,  covered  in  summer  with 
swans  and  sail  boats,  and  in  winter  with 
skating  parties,  are  places  of  much 
beauty  and  pleasure. 


Central  Park  Cascade. 


The  large  Croton  Lake  or  Receiving 
Reservoir,  opposite  Eighty-sixth-street, 
covers  35  acres,  and  contains  150,000,000 
gallons.  A  good  view  of  this  lake  and 
the  surrounding  objects  of  interest  can 
be  had  from  the  Belvedere  Observatory. 

The  Museum,  formerly  the  Arsenal 
building,  is  one  of  the  most  attractive 
features  of  the  Park.  Its  menagerie  of 
wild  animals  and  well-filled  alcoves  of 
natural  history  are  free  to  all.  Located 
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AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


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How  to  reach  the  Suburbs. 

Most  of  the  steamers  and  ferry-boats 
land  their  passengers  on  the  lower  por- 
tions of  the  island,  many  of  them  nearly 
opposite  the  City  Hall.  To  reach  a  point 
further  up  take  the  horse-cars  or  an 
omnibus.  If  you  wish  to  go  to  the  west 
side,  take  the  Belt  line  in  West-street, 
the  Ninth,  Eighth,  Seventh,  or  Sixth 
Avenue  line,  or  the  Elevated  road,  which 
lands  passengers  near  the  Iludson  TCivcr 
Depot,  at  West  30th-strect.  If  you  wish 
to  go  to  the  Grand  Central  Depot  take 
the  Third  or  Fourth  Avenue  cars.  There 
are  cross-town  lines  of  cars  connecting 
the  up-town  ferries.  The  Eighth  Avenue 
cars  run  to  143d-street,  passing  the 
entire  length  of  Central  Park.  To 
reach  Mott  Haven,  Morrisania,  Trc- 
mont,  or  Fordham,  take  Third  Avenue 
horse  cars,  or  the  llarlem  Railroad,  from 
Grand  Central  Depot.  To  reach  any  point 
on  the  north  bank  of  Harlem  River,  or 
Yonkers,  Dobbs  Ferry,  Irvington,  Tarry- 
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Fort  Lafayette,  New  York  Harbor. 

Located  200  yards  from  the  Long  Island  shore  at  the  .Narrows.  This 
ORTIFICATION  is  chiefly  remarkable  as  hav- 
ing been  a  house  of  detention  for  political 
prisoners  during  the  late  civil  war.  It  cost, 
when  completed,  $350,000,  and  mounted 
seventy-throe  heavy  guns,  and  was  for  many 
years  our  most  formidable  defense  from  an 
attack  through  tho  water  gateway  to  the 
metropolis.  Its  internal  works  were  con- 
sumed by  fire  in  Decembor,  1SG8,  leaving 
only  tho  naked  walls.  It  is  the  design  of 
the  government  to  rebuild  it  on  a  greatly 
improved  scale,  and  have  it  fully  equipped  with  the  most  approved 
armament  of  modern  times. 


Fort  Hamilton,  New  York  Harbor,  Long  Island  side  of  Narrows. 

It  was  completed  in  1832  at  a  cost  of  $550,000,  and  mounts  some  of 
the  celebrated  Rodman  guns,  the  heaviest  in  the  service,  many  of  which 
carrv  a  thousand-pound  ball 


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40 


Maritime  Defenses. 

Many  millions  have  been  expended  on 
the  fortifications  about  New  York,  and 
yet  they  are  regarded  as  inadequate  to 
the  importance  of  the  demand.  Entering 
the  port  of  New  York  from  the  ocean,  we 
notice  first  the  immense  Government 
works  at  Sandy  Hook,  which  are  being 
constructed  on  a  scale  for  strength  and 
durability  that  will  surpass  any  fortress 
on  the  Atlantic  coast.  We  next  notice 
Fort  Hamilton  and  Fort  Lafayette — see 
Illustrations,  Opposite  these,  on  Staten 
Island,  are  Fort  Richmond  and  Fort 
Tompkins;  adjoining  these  are  Batteries 
Hudson,  Morton,  North  Cliff,  and  South 
Cliff;  these,  with  Fort  Hamilton,  com- 
mand the  approaches  to  the  city  through 
the  Narrows. 

The  upper  bay  contains  several  islands 
well  adapted  for  fortifications. 

Governor's  Island,  nearly  two  thirds  of 
a  mile  from  Castle  Garden,  contains  sev- 
enty-two acres.  Here  are  located  Fort 
Columbus,  a  large  star-shaped  fortifica- 
tion, and  Castle  William,  a  three-story 
round  tower,  CO  feet  high  and  COO  feet  in 
circumference,  and  mounts  over  100  guns. 

.On  Ellis's  Island,  S.W.  from  Castle  Gar- 
den, is  Fort  Gibson,  and  near  by  is  Bed- 
loe's  Island,  occupied  by  Fort  Wood.  It 
can  mount  80  guns,  and  garrison  350  men. 

Fort  Schuyler  is  situated  on  Throgg's 
Neck,  at  the  entrance  of  the  East  River 
into  Long  Island  Sound.  It  is  a  strong 
fortification,  built  of  granite  and  earth- 
works, and  mounts  over  300  guns.  This, 
and  the  fortress  at  Willett's  Point  oppo- 
site, serve  as  a  defense  from  an  attack  on 
the  city  through  the  Sound.  Here  are 
located  the  principal  Engineer  Depot  and 
Torpedo  School  of  the  United  States 
Army.  Here  are  deposited  immense  quan- 
tities of  surplus  stores  that  accumulated 
during  and  since  the  war.  In  passing 
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Government  has  been  three  years  making 
excavations  under  the  East  River,  with 
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Long  Island  Suburbs. 

Long  Island,  a  strip  of  land  averaging 
14  miles  in  width  and  over  100  in  length, 
containing  1,082  square  miles,  is  washed 
on  its  northern  shore  by  the  billows  of 
Long  Island  Sound,  and  on  its  southern 
by  those  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  On  its 
western  point  stands  Brooklyn,  a  city  of 
400,000  people,  200  churches,  with  im- 
posing public  buildings,  schools,  and 
numerous  charitable  institutions.  (See 
several  chapters  on  Brooklyn  in  this  work.) 

Coney  Island  is  the  uearest  ponular 
resort  for  sea-oathing  and  a  fair  sniff 
of  the  Atlantic  to  the  masses  of  New 
York,  and  is  thronged  for  seven  months 
of  the  year.  It  is  reached  by  horse-car 
from  Brooklyn  ferry,  or  by  steamer  from 
New  York.  Fort  Hamilton  is  situated 
on  a  commanding  bluff  at  the  Narrows, 
and  near  by  are  Bath  and  Bay  Ilidge, 
with  fine  residences,  either  of  which 
are  reached  by  the  Fort  Hamilton  line 
of  cars.  Still  further  cast  arc  Rockaway 
and  Far  Rockaway.  The  latter  has  sev- 
eral large  hotels,  affords  a  fine  ocean  sail 
from  New  York,  and  has  the  finest  surf- 
bathing  in  the  world. 

Jamaica  is  an  old  town  with  fine  resi- 
dences, 10  miles  from  New  York. 

Hempstead  is  a  populous  old  village 
with  fine  churches  and  schools.  Near 
by  are  the  plains  recently  purchased  by 
A.  T.  Stewart,  on  which  he  is  building  a 
town. 

FLUsniNG  is  a  charming  town,  situated 
on  Flushing  Bay,  and  may  be  reached  by 
car  from  Hunter's  Point,  or  by  steamer 
from  Peck  Slip. 

Bay  Side,  four  miles  from  Flushing, 
is  noted  for  rich  scenery,  and  famous  foi 
its  clam  bakes  and  chowder  in  primitive 
style. 

Roslyn,  at  the  head  of  Hempstead 
Harbor,  is  a  thriving  village,  with  natural 
scenery  of  rugged  beauty.  The  place 
contains  an  eminence  319  feet  high.  In 
this  village  the  first  paper-mill  in  the 
State  was  erected.  Several  literary  char- 
acters of  note  reside  here. 

Ska  Cliff,  a  summer  resort  near  Glen 
Cove,  is  reached  by  steamer  from  Pier 
24  East  River. 


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Staten  Island  Suburbs. 

Staten  Island,  an  oval-shaped  tract 
of  land  14  miles  long  find  8  miles  broad, 
containing  58^  square  miles,  is  situated 
a  few  miles  south-west  of  New  York  city; 
and  is  washed  on  all  sides  by  salt  water. 
The  adjacent  waters  of  the  bays  abound 
with  oysters  and  fish,  the  trade  of  which 
afford  the  staple  occupation  of  thousands 
dwelling  on  the  island.  A  ferry  boat 
runs  .hourly  from  the  foot  of  Whitehall- 
street  to  the  three  principal  points,  the 
first  of  which  is  the 

Quarantine  Landing,  so  called  be- 
cause formerly  the  location  of  the  New 
York  quarantine  buildings.  It  is  a  ch  arm- 
ing location  for  private  residences. 

Edgewater,  (Stapleton.)  This  is  a  mile 
or  two  further  down,  and  is  the  largest  vil- 
lage on  the  island,  containing  some  man- 
ufactories and  a  shot  tower.  Around  its 
suburbs  are  many  beautiful  residences 
overlooking  the  New  York  bay.  The 
"Seamen's  Fund  and  Retreat,"  estab- 
lished by  the  Legislature,  and  a  building 
for  indigent  mothers,  widows,  and  chil- 
dren of  seamen,  are  situated  on  very 
sightly  locations  here,  and  will  well  repay 
a  visit. 

Yanderbelt's  Landing,  just  below  the 
former,  is  the  point  of  connection  be- 
tween the  ferry  of  the  Staten  Island  Rail- 
road, which  runs  to  Tottenville.  Still 
further  down  are  the  United  States  forti- 
fications, Richmond  and  Tompkins. 

Tottenville  is  a  thriving  town  on  the 
south  of  the  island  opposite  Perth  Amboy. 

Richmond,  the  county-seat,  stands  in 
a  rich  agricultural  district,  and  is  reached 
by  stage.  Another  ferry-line  from  Dey- 
street,  North  River,  (pier  19,)  runs  along 
the  northern  shore  daily. 

New  Brighton  is  a  large  village  with 
much  fashionable  society. 

Sailors'  Snug  Harbor.  [See  Illus- 
tration.] 

Port  Richmond  is  a  large  and  hand- 
some village,  and  has  been  the  center  of 
considerable  manufacture.  In  its  sub- 
urbs are  rare  pleasure-grounds,  to  which 
New  York  excursion  parties  gladly  resort 

Elm  Park  is  reached  also  by  the  North 
Shore  Ferry  after  a  sail  of  an  hour. 


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Croton  Aqueduct  and  High  Bridge. 

The  completion  of  the  Croton  Aque- 
duct in  1842  was  one  of  the  most  mag- 
nificent enterprises  of  modern  times.  A 
dam  thrown  across  Croton  River  (which 
empties  into  the  Hudson  above  Sing  Sing) 
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(Forty-second-street,)  is  forty-one  and  a 
half  miles.  The  Aqueduct  is  constructed 
of  stone,  brick,  and  cement,  arched  above 
and  below,  is  seven  and  a  half  feet  wide 
and  eight  and  a  half  high,  with  an  inclina- 
tion of  thirteen  inches  to  the  mile,  and  has 
capacity  for  a  flow  of  60,000,000  gallons 
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many  brooks  furnished  with  culverts. 
Opposite  Eighty-sixth-street  is  a  receiv- 
ing reservoir  covering  35  acres,  containing 
150, 000,000  gallons.  Another  was  added 
several  years  since,  covering  over  100  acres 
and  38  feet  deep,  with  a  capacity  of  1,030,- 
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voirs have  recently  been  added  to  the 
"Storage"  and  the  "High  Service,"  at 
High  Bridge,  the  latter  to  facilitate  the 
flow  of  water  to  the  elevated  portions  of 
the  city  at  "Washington  Heights.  The 
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all  the  institutions  of  Blackwell's,  Ran- 
dall's, and  Ward's  Islands,  and  has  been 
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stores,  1,624  manufactories,  317  churches, 
and  about  300  buildings  used  as  hospitals, 
prisons,  schools,  etc. 

HfGH  Bridge. — This  immense  grauite 
structure  was  erected  to  conduct  the 
Croton  water  over  the  Harlem  River, 
which  at  this  point  is  620  feet  wide,  and 
the  whole  valley  between  the  opposite 
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being  100  feet  high,  to  prevent  obstruc- 
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Southern  History  of  the  Late  War. 

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Westchester  Suburbs. 

Westchester  is,  and  must  ever  continue, 
one  of  the  most  celebrated  counties  of 
the  Empire  State ;  its  proximity  to  the 
metropolis,  the  beauty  of  its  scenery  bor- 
dering on  Long  Island  Sound,  skirted  its 
entire  length  by  the  finest  river  in  the 
world,  threaded  by  railroads,  its  surface 
dotted  with  towns  and  palatial  resi- 
dences, rendering  it  one  of  the  most 
wealthy  and  picturesque  sections  on  the 
continent.  Three  of  its  southern  towns, 
Morrisania,  West  Farms,  and  Kings- 
bridge,  have  recently  been  added  to  New 
York  city.  The  New  Haven  Railroad 
runs  across  the  southern  portion  of  the 
county,  and  has  several  charming  villages 
on  its  line,  among  which  are  Rye,  New 
Rochelle,  Mamaroneck,  and  Port  Chester. 
The  Harlem  Railroad  runs  about  mid-way 
and  diagonally  through  the  county,  and 
has  fine  villages  all  along  the  route.  The 
principal  ones  are  Mount  Vernon,  Tuck- 
ahoe,  and  White  Plains.  The  New  York, 
Boston,  and  Montreal  Railroad  runs  mid- 
way between  the  Harlem  and  the  Hudson 
Rivers,  and  crosses  Croton  Lake.  But 
the  chief  attractions  of  Westchester  are 
spread  along  the  bank  of  the  Hudson 
River,  where  nearly  every  eminence  is  sur- 
mounted by  the  embowered  palace  of  a 
"New  Yorker,''  whose  money  has  been 
so  profusely  lavished  on  his  grounds  as 
to  render  them  a  paradise  of  beauty  and 
fragrance.  A  strip  of  country  one  mile 
wide,  stretching  from  Spuyten  Duyvel  to 
Sing  Sing,  contains  more  of  taste,  cul- 
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Yonkers,  15  miles  from  City  Hall,  is 
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Dobb's  Ferry,  20  miles  from  New 
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Irvington,  22  miles  from  the  city,  is 
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by  is  "Sunny  Side."  the  residence  of 
Irving,  and  "Sleepy  Hollow,"  the  scene 
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Church  History—  Continued. 

The  Lutherans  were  the  third  to  es- 
tablish a  separate  service  in  1702,  and 
now  have  eighteen  churches  in  the  city. 

The  Friends,  or  Quakers,  opened 
their  first  meeting-house  in  1703,  and  now 
number  five  congregations. 

The  Presbyterians  projected  their 
first  organization  in  1716,  and  are  among 
the  most  active  of  the  evangelical  denom- 
inations, and  have  erected  some  of  the 
most  elegant  churches  in  the  city,  with  a 
total  of  72,  including  missions;  and  31 
churches  and  missions  in  Brooklyn. 

The  Moravians  held  their  first  serv- 
ices in  1748,  and  now  have  two  churches. 

The  Universalists  organized  their  first 
Church  in  1796,  and  at  this  writing  have 
three  churches  and  four  missions. 

The  Unitarians,  under  Dr.  Channing, 
organized  their  first  Church  in  1819,  and 
now  number  five  churches. 

TnE  Greek  Church. — The  members 
of  this  persuasion  erected  an  elegant 
church  in  Lexington  Avenue  in  1870. 

TnE  Congregationalists  have  nine 
churches  and  missions  in  New  York,  and 
sixteen  in  Brooklyn.  Among  their  pas- 
tors are  found  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  Drs. 
Hepworth,  Cheever,  Storrs,  and  Bud- 
dington. 

The  total  number  of  churches  in  New 
York  of  all  denominations  is  470;  in 
Brooklyn,  232. 


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New  York  Church  History. 

Reformed  (Dutch). — To  this  Church 
must  be  given  the  credit  of  perfecting 
the  first  Church  organization  in  Manhat- 
tan in  1625.  Regular  records  have  been 
preserved  since  1639.  They  now  have 
fourteen  churches  and  eight  missions. 
The  church  corner  of  57th-street  and  Mad- 
ison Avenue,  Rev.  Dr.  Ganse,  pastor,  is 
the  finest  edifice  of  this  denomination. 

The  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
service  was  first  held  in  1664,  upon  the 
surrender  of  the  Dutch  to  the  English. 
Trinity  was  endowed  by  Queen  Anne, 
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in  America.  It  is  the  richest  religious 
corporation  on  the  Continent,  consisting 
mostly  of  city  real  estate  valued  at  about 
fifty  millions.  They  now  have  fifty-six 
churches  and  twenty-three  missions.  This 
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284  feet  high ;  Grace  Church,  Broadway, 
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Holy  Trinity,  Madison  Avenue  and  42d- 
street,  (Dr.  Tyng,  Jun.,)  are  among  the 
most  noted  in  the  city. 


Beekman  Hill  M.  E.  Clmrc  i, 

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Brooklyn. 

Early  History. — The  soil  of  this  thriv- 
ing city  was  originally  claimed  by  the 
Canarsie  Indians,  a  large  tribe  which  in- 
habited the  southern  portions  of  what  is 
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R.  CARMAN  COMBS,  President. 
ASHER  TAYLOR,  Vice-President. 
G.  W.  MONTGOMERY,  Secretary, 
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rLLUSTRATED  N  E  W  YORK 


View  of  Brooklyn  Navy  Yard — United  States  Naval  Hospital  at  tfie  left. 
[See  description.] 


Entrance  to  Brooklyn  Navy  Yard. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


67 


Navy-Yard  and  Ridgewood. 

(BROOKLYN.) 

Navy-Yabd.— In  1801  the  United  States 
Government  purchased  55  acres  of  ground 
located  on  Wallabout  Bay,  now  lying  be- 
tween the  Eastern  and  Western  Districts 
of  Brooklyn.  Subsequent  purchases 
increased  the  plot  to  about  200  acres, 
which  cost  originally  $40,000,  and  is  now 
valued  at  $20,000,000.  The  Navy-Yard 
proper  covers  about  fifty  acres,  is  laid 
out  with  paved  streets  and  walks,  which 
are  kept  exceedingly  clean.  The  Dry 
Dock,  begun  in  1841,  is  a  vast  structure 
capable  of  taking  in  a  ship  300  feet  long, 
and  cost  between  two  and  three  million 
dollars.  It  is  emptied  by  steam-pumps. 
The  yard  contains  large  buildings,  to 
cover  ships  of  war  while  in  process  of  con- 
struction, extensive  lumber  warehouses, 
great  numbers  of  cannon,  pyramids  of 
shot  and  shell,  shops,  founderies,  etc., 
etc.  A  naval  museum,  filled  with  curi- 
osities sent  home  by  officers,  a  marine 
hospital,  with  barracks  for  troops,  cot- 
tages for  ofiicers,  and  other  necessary 
appendages,  are  spread  around  the  prem- 
ises. It  is  a  place  of  curiosity,  and 
is  visited  by  many  thousands  annually ; 
but  as  it  occupies  nearly  the  heart  of  the 
city,  many  enterprising  residents  would 
gladly  see  it  removed. 

Ridgewood. — The  citizens  of  Brook-, 
lyn  have  projected  nothing  more  credit- 
able than  the  Ridgewood  Water-works. 
The  water  is  brought  a  distance  of  20 
miles,  through  an  aqueduct,  from  Hemp- 
stead Pond.  The  volume  is  considera- 
bly increased  in  its  way  by  various  lakes 
and  streams  along  the  line.  200,000,000 
gallons  are  received  daily,  most  of  which 
is  drawn  off  for  use  by  the  populace. 
The  principal  reservoir  is  at  East  New 
York,  170  feet  above  the  sea  level;  it 
has  a  capacity  of  160,000,000  gallons,  and 
is  kept  nearly  full.  The  distributing 
reservoir  is  on  Mount  Prospect,  and  has 
capacity  for  20,000,000  gallons.  The 
city  has  laid,more  than  200  miles  of  water 
pipe,  and  introduced  the  water  into  about 
40,000  buildings.  The  entire  cost  of  the 
enterprise  has  been  about  $7,000,000. 


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Thrilling  Narratives  of  the  Daring  Deeds,  Dash- 
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fices, and  Patient  Sufferings  incident  to 

"WEARING  OF  THE  GRAY;" 
interspersed  with  Stirring  Incidents  of  Life  in 
Camp  and  Hospital,  and  many  Important  Events 
hallowed  by  associations  with  the  Gallant  Dead. 

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Speech  of  Hon.  A.  IT.  Stephens,  in  the  ITouse  of  Repre- 
sentatives of  Georgia,  November  14.  1S60. 

Declaration  of  Causes  of  Secession  of  South  Carolina. 

Ordinance  of  Secession  of  South  Carolina,  Louisiana, 
Alabama,  Arkansas,  North  Carolina,  Virginia,  Texas, 
Mississippi.  Florida,  and  Georgia, 

Speech  of  Jefferson  Davis  on  leaving  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

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March  22, 1861. 

Robert  Toombs's  Address  to  the  People  of  Georgia. 
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Constitution  of  the  Confederate  States  of  America. 

Members  of  the  Confederate  Cabinet  and  Congress. 

Inaugural  Address  of  Jefferson  Davis. 

Speech  of  President  Davis,  at  Richmond,  June  1, 18G1. 

Speech  of  Ex-Governor  Henry  A.  Wise. 

Proclamation  by  Jeff.  Davis,  granting  Letters  of  Marque. 

Speech  of  Hon.  A.  H.  Stephens,  at  Atlanta,  Ga,  April 
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Speech  of  Howell  Cobb,  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  May  22, 1S61. 
General  R.  E.  Lee's  Address  to  his  Troops. 
Speech  of  Hon.  A.  H.  Stephens,  at  Richmond,  Va., 

April  22,  1S61. 
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69 


BrooKlyn  Parks. 


CHEAPEST  AND  BEST. 


Prospect  Park. — The  legislation  lead- 
ing to  the  formation  of  this  beautiful 
park  began  in  1859,  though  the  original 
plan  was  exceedingly  meager  in  its  pro- 
visions. The  site  of  this  park  is  one  of 
surprising  natural  beauty,  with  magnifi- 
cent views  embracing  every  variety  of 
prospect  and  scenery.  The  rich  soil  is 
covered  in  summer  with  a  luxuriant  growth 
of  plants  and  flowers;  stately  forest  trees 
wave  in  the  breeze ;  hillocks,  lakes,  and 
water-courses  lend  the  charms  of  rural 
scenery ;  while  art,  with  lavish  expendi- 
tureuhas  been  introduced  to  supply  with 
exquisite  sculpture  and  multiplied 
adornments  all  that  can  please  the  eye 
and  enrich  the  mind.  The  park  contains 
550  acres,  and  had  cost  in  1871  nine  mill- 
ions. 25  acres  are  devoted  to  zoological 
gardens.  Its  tasteful  arbors,  terraces, 
exquisite  bridges,  music-stands,  skating 
ponds,  winding  pedestrian  and  carriage 
ways,  in  magnificence  equal  those  of  Cen- 
tral Park,  New  York.  The  value  of  tax- 
able property  in  Brooklyn  has  been  more 
than  doubled  since  the  laying  out  of  this 
park. 

Washington  Paek. — This  park  covers 
the  site  of  Fort  Green  of  Revolutionary 
fame,  and  is  the  oldest  of  the  Brooklyn 
parks.  It  is  but  a  short  distance  from  the 
ferry,  will  well  repay  a  visit,  and  may  be 
reached  by  the  horse  cars. 

Carroll  Park. — This  is  a  small  park 
handsomely  formed  at  the  intersection  of 
Carroll  and  Court  streets.  It  is  much 
frequented  by  the  working  classes. 

Brooklyn  Parade  Ground. — This  is 
a  level  tract  of  rich  greensward  just  out- 
side of  the  city  limits  on  the  way  to 
Coney  Island,  and  is  considered  the  finest 
parade  ground  in  the  United  States. 

Prospect  Park  Fair  Grounds,  situ- 
ated at  Gravesend,  between  Brooklyn  and 
Coney  Island,  is  owned  by  a  private  asso- 
ciation, and  is  a  tract  of  80  acres  con- 
taining a  one-mile  driving  track,  a  club- 
house, a  hotel,  and  fair  ground,  costing 
in  the  aggregate  over  a  quarter  of  a  mill- 
ion. 

There  are  several  other  parks  and 
drives  of  more  or  less  notoriety. 


m\t  "Wthtitf 

Is  the  best  Lawn  Mower,  in  every  respect, 
ever  produced.  Of  the  many  thousands 
sold  last  season  every  one  has  given  entire 
satisfaction.  Those  having  used  the  various 
other  kinds  pronounce  the  VELOCITY 

7  HE  BEST. 

It  is  the  most  simple  ;  7ms  the  least  pieces ; 
is  the  most  durable  ;  requires  the  least  oil;* 
is  better  made;  is  stronger  ;  is  kept  in  order 
easier;  wiU  cut  higher  grass;  runs  easier  in 
either  high  or  low  grass;  and  cannot  be 
clogged,  no  matter  what  the  grass,  high,  low, 
wet,  or  dry — a  feature  the  reverse  of  all  other 
kinds;  its  durability  is  self-evident  from  its 
simplicity  of  construction. 


Office,  Norwalk  Gazette,  Sept.  29th,  1874 
Gentlemen. — The  Velocity  Lawn  Mower  purchased 
of  you  gives  perfect  satisfaction.     It  is  simple  and 
cheap,  and,  in  my  opinion,  stands  unrivaled. 

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ceived the  most  unqua^cu  approbation  from  all  who 
have  seen  it  working. 

Yours  very  truly,  THEO  W.  MORRIS. 


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70 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


VIEWS  TINT  PROSPECT  PARK. 


Among  the  special  attractions  of 
the  Park  are  the  fine  arches  and 
bridges  of  solid  masonry,  its  many 
rustic  arbors  and  resting  spots,  and 
the  "Dutch  Farm-house,"  a  sub- 
stantial stone  building,  reminding 
one  of  olden  times.  The  hay  stacks, 
too,  and  barn,  with  a  well-equipped 
dairy,  complete  the  rural  scene. 

The  Plaza,  or  entrance  of  thj 


The  Double  Arch,  near  the  Plaza,  or  Entrance. 

Park,  is  adorned  with  a  high  and  graceful  fount 
ain  and  an  elegant  bronze  statue  of  Abraham 
Lincoln,  and  near  by  stands  the  rustic 
thatched  building  shown  by  our  artist 
The  grandeur  and  beauty  of  the 
waterfall,  like  many  other  attrac 
tions  of  the  Park,  is  revealed 
only  to  the  painstaking 
pedestrian  as  he  strolls 
among  its  quiet  nooks, 
aside  from  the  grand 
drive. 

The  Well 


The  Rustic  Rest. 


and  Engine  House. 

The  Well  and  Engine- 
House  is  located  on  the 
south  side  of  Lookout  Hill, 
Lear  the  Lake,  ;md  is  an 
object  of  interest  as  a  great 
mechanical  curiosity  apart 
^  from  its  practical  utility, 

containing  three  hundred 
thousand  gallons  of  water 
supplied  by  exhaustless 
springs.  A  forty-horse 
power  engine  forces  the 
water  to  a  reservoir  one 
hundred  and  sixty-five  feet 
high;  from  thence  it  is 
distributed  to  the  various 
fountains,  pools,  and  cas- 
cades throughout  the  Park.. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA 


71 


The  Author's  Statement,  found  in 
the  Preface  of  "Our  Home  Physician," 
says: 

"  This  book  has  been  prepared  to  meet  a 
want  that  has  been  long  and  widely  felt — of  a 
single  work  which  should  give  a  comprehen- 
sive and  accurate  knowledge  of  Medical  Science 
of  the  present  day  in  as  much  detail  as  can  be 
useful  to  those  not  medically  educated.  I 
have  left  no  stone  unturned  to  make  the  work 
fully  represent  the  best  and  most  recent  opin- 
ions and  experiences  of  the  leading  authorities 
of  our  day  in  the  various  departments,  all  of 
which  are  brought  down  to  the  most  recent 
dates.  Diseases,  their  symptoms  and  treat- 
ment, and,  in  fact,  nearly  every  department 
of  Medical  Science,  has  changed  wonderfully 
during  the  past  twenty  years,  ai.d  Medical 
works  and  authors  that  were  once  considered 
authorities  are  now  worse  than  useless,  ton- 
ing only  to  mislead,  with  dangerous  results. 

•'This  work  not  only  includes  all  that  has 
ever  been  attempted  iu  similar  works,  but  also 
several  hundred  new  remedies,  new  systems 
of  treatment,  new  diseases,  and  new  subjects 
in  the  department  of  health  that  have  never 
yet  appeared  in  any  work  designed  for  the 
people.  There  are  yet  among  the  people  those 
who  have  a  blind  faith  in  some  school  or  ex- 
clusive system  of  treatment ;  to  all  such  let  me 
say  that  the  wise  physician  of  our  time  belongs 
to  no  "school,"  no  "ism,"  no  "pathy,"  but 
uses  for  his  patients  all  things  which  have 
proved  to  be  beneficial.  On  this  principle  this 
work  is  based.  The  best  physicians  of  our 
day  are  not  narrowT  or  bigoted,  as  some  sup- 
pose, but  are  the  most  liberal  and  progressive 
of  men.  I  have  written  in  the  work  just  what 
I  say  every  day  to  my  patients  in  my  popular 
essays,  and  in  my  lectures  before  lyceums  and 
colleges.  I  have  here  said  just  what  your 
family  physician  would  tell  you  if  he  had  the 
time  and  occasion  to  explain  the  different  dis- 
eases, their  symptoms  and  treatments.  My 
aim  has  also  been  to  make  the  work  so  clear 
that  the  wayfaring  man  might  not  err  therein, 
and  yet  so  thorough  and  exhaustive  that  the 
educated  physician  should  find  in  it  much 
to  perfect  his  knowledge  and  refresh  his 
memory." 

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72 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


Comer  Eleventh-street  and  Tldrd  Avenue. 
This  Commission  lias  under  its  supervision  the  various  charitable  and 
reformatory  Institutions  of  Blackwell's,  Ward's,  artd  Randall's  Islands ; 
also,  the  Tombs  and  School-ship.    Passes  are  here  obtained  to  visit  them. 


The  Emigrant  Hospital,  Ward's  Island,  East  River, 
Provides  for  sick  and  destitute  emigrants.    Each  emigrant  landing  in  New  York 
pays  a  tax  of  $2,  a  portion  of  which  jjoes  to*vard  the  support  of  this  Institution 


AND  PHILADELPHIA 


73 


Churches,  (Brooklyn.) 

A  result  of  the  constant  increase  of 
business  facilities  is  the  crowding  out  of 
the  resident  population,  and  thus  deplet- 
ing the  Churches.  The  suburban  cities  are 
generally  devoted  to  residences,  affording 
a  wide  field  for  their  development. 
Brooklyn  has  over  200  houses  of  worship, 
and  is  appropriately  termed  "  The  City 
of  Churches."  Some  of  the  largest  socie- 
ties of  nearly  all  the  denominations  in 
the  country,  some  of  the  most  imposing 
church  edifices  yet  reared,  and  some  of 
the  most  celebrated  pulpit  orators  of 
America,  are  found  in  Brooklyn. 

First  Reformed  Church. — This  is 
the  oldest  society  in  Brooklyn,  with 
a  history  reaching  back  to  the  days 
of  New  Amsterdam.  The  edifice  stands 
on  Joralemon-street,  near  Court. 

Plymouth  Church,  on  Orange-street, 
between  Hicks  and  Henry,  is  the  most 
celebrated.  It  contains  seating  for  3,000 
people,  and  is  usually  filled.  The  pews 
rent  for  over  $50,000,  the  organ  cost 
$22,000,  and  the  membership  numbers 
nearly  2,000.  Rev.  H.  W.  Beecher  has 
been  its  pastor  since  1847. 

Strong  Place  Baptist  Church,  corner 
of  Strong  Place  and  De  Graw-street ;  one 
of  the  strongest  in  the  denomination. 

St.  James  Cathedral,  (Catholic,)  on 
Lafayette  Avenue,  is  an  imposing  edifice. 

Free  Tabernacle,  a  large,  new  struc- 
ture, situated  on  Schermerhorn-street, 
near  Nevins.  Rev.  T.  De  Witt  Talmage, 
its  pastor,  is  one  of  the  most  earnest 
preachers  in  America,  and  has  the  larg- 
est audience  on  the  Continent. 

Lafayette  Avexue  Presbyterian 
Church,  corner  of  Lafayette  Avenue  and 
Oxford -street.  It  has  seating  for  nearly 
2,000,  and  a  membership  of  1,200.  Rev. 
T.  L.  Cuyler,  D.D.,  pastor. 

Saint  John's  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  situated  on  Bedford  Avenue  and 
Wilson-street,  is  an  elegant  structure. 

Saint  Ann's  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church,  corner  of  Clinton  and  Lexing- 
ton Avenue,  cost  $350,000.  It  has  a  chime 
of  bells.    Society  large  and  wealthy. 

Many  other  Churches  are  nearly  as  dis- 
tinguished as  the  above. 


THE  PEOPLE'S  LINE 

Is  the  deservedly  popular  rout"  to  the  West  and 
North  from  New  York  vid  Albany. 

The  steamers  "  Drew,"  "  St.  John  "  and  **  Dean 
Richmond"  since  last  season  have  been  put  in  as 
excellent  condition  as  experience  and  the  liberal 
expenditure  of  money  can  place  them.  The  man- 
agers, always  alive  to  the  interests  of  their  patrons, 
have  this  season  spared  no  expense  in  making 
their  famous  boats  marvels  of  elegance  and  com- 
fort, in  honor  of  the  centennial  year.  The  state- 
rooms of  the  steamers  can  be  instantly  heated  by 
steam  at  the  option  of  passengers.  Meals  are 
served  on  board  a  la  carte,  this  plan  of  paying 
for  only  what  is  ordered  proving  most  popular. 
For  the  convenience  of  those  making  trips  to  the 
west,  north,  and  north-west,  through  tickets  may 
be  obtained  at  the  company's  office,  foot  of  Canal 
street.  See  our  advertising  pages  for  further  par- 
ticulars. 


j  b,  &  j.  M.  Corxfll,  the  well-known  Archi- 
tects and  Iron  Manufacturers,  have  triumphed 
over  many  competitors.  This  firm  have  concen- 
trated talent,  capital,  and  personal  attention  in  the 
productions  of  the  highest  specimens  of  architec- 
tural design  and  manufacture  in  this  country. 
Safety,  durability  and  economy,  as  much  as 
beauty,  are  considered  by  them.  Thev  have  done 
the  Iron  Work  for— New  York  Herald  Building  ; 
Park  Bank;  N.Y.  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.;  A. 
T.  Stewart,  4th  Avenue  and  32d  St.,  Broadway  and 
10th  St.,  34th  St.  and  5th  Avenue;  German  Sav- 
ings Bank.  14th  St.  and  4th  Avenue.;  Tiffany,  loth 
St.  and  Broadway;  M.  E.  Book  Concern;  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Co.,  Broadway  and  Dey  Street; 
Arnold,  Constable  &  Co.,  19th  St.  and  Broadway— 
and  many  others. 


It  is  surprising  in  view  of  the  amount  of  sickness 
in  nearly  every  family  in  the  land,  that  so  little 
has  been  done  in  the  past  by  the  manufacture  of 
mechanical  appliances  for  its  alleviation,  as  inquir- 
ies at  furniture  establishments  in  the  principal 
cities  have  clearly  demonstrated.  This  lack  has 
been  met  in  a  large  degree  in  the  invention  and 
perfection  of  the  Invalid  Cabinet,  and  Reclining 
Chair  by  Mr.  N.  P.  Burgess  of  Portland,  Me-  It 
comprises  the  conveniences  of  a  Cabinet,  Head 
&  Foot  Rest,  adjustable  Back  and  Reclining  conch. 
All  of  these  are  arranged  for  immediate  use  and 
not  onlvis  the  attendant  relieved  of  much  fatiguing 
labor  but  the  patient  finds  tbem  hist  suited  to  his 
wants  The  arms  can  be  dropped  to  facilitate  the 
removing  of  the  patient  from  the  bed  to  the  chair 
and  the  back  can  be  instautlv  removed  for  local 
treatment  or  change  of  clotbing.  Tt  is  the  result 
of  personal  experience  with  the  sick. 

This  chair  is  offered  at  a  price  which  brings  it 
within  the  reach  of  those  in  moderate  circumstan- 
ces and  we  advise  all  our  readers  to  see  the  adver- 
tisement on  page  27- 


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75 


New  Jersey  Suburbs. 

New  Jersey  has  become  a  popular 
section  of  the  country  on  account  of  the 
mildness  of  its  climate  and  its  proximity 
to  N.  Y.  and  Philadelphia.  Most  of  the 
State  has  been  rendered  a  market-garden. 

The  Highlands  along  the  south-eastern 
coast  form  a  bold  ocean-front,  with  wild 
scenery  and  large  hotels. 

Jersey  City,  opposite  New  York,  is 
reached  by  several  lines  of  ferries,  has  a 
population  of  about  90,000,  and  is  the 
termini  of  many  railroads. 

Newark,  nine  miles  from  New  York, 
is  the  largest  city  in  New  Jersey,  and  con- 
tains about  110,000  inhabitants.  It  has 
large  churches,  excellent  schools,'  and 
extensive  manufactories. 

Paterson,  fifteen  miles  from  New 
York,  is  famous  for  its  manufactories. 
Here  also  are  the  Passaic  Falls,  a  roman- 
tic cascade  much  admired. 

Orange,  four  miles  from  Newark,  is  a 
charming  locality.  The  spire  of  old 
Trinity  can  be  seen  from  Orange  mount- 
ain on  a  clear  day. 

Long  Branch.  This  celebrated  sea- 
side resort  is  reached  by  a  charming  sail 
through  the  bays  between  Staten  Island 
and  New  Jersey,  making  the  few  last 
miles  by  rail.  Great  hotels  line  the  beach 
for  more  than  a  mile.  President  Grant 
has  a  summer  residence  here. 

Ocean  Grove  Camp-Ground  is  situa- 
ted near  this  fashionable  resort,  and  af- 
fords facilities  for  sea-bathing. 

Passaic,  eleven  miles  from  New  York 
on  the  Erie  road,  is  a  choice  locality. 

RuTnERFORD  Park  is  a  rich  but  sparse- 
ly-settled place  a  few  miles  from  the  city. 

IIoboken,  two  miles  above  Jersey  City, 
has  20,000  inhabitants,  and  near  it  was 
fought  the  Burr  and  Hamilton  duel. 

TnE  Northern  N.  J.  Railroad  runs 
from  Pavonia  ferry  to  Nyack,  a  distance 
of  30  miles,  and  has  nearly  a  continuous 
villiige  along  its  line.    On  this  line  is 

Englewood,  14  miles  from  New  York, 
a  rich  and  fashionable  center  of  society. 

Palisades,  one  of  the  chief  glories  of 
the  State,  rising  almost  perpendicularly 
from  200  to  500  feet  high  along  the  Hud- 
son, and  extending  15  miles. 


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Hospitals. 


•Bellevue,  foot  of  East  26th-street. 
Children's,  East  51st-street,  near  3d  Avenne. 
German,  4th  Avenue,  cor.  East  77th-street 
Hahnemann,  307  East  55th-street. 
Manhattan  Eye  and  Ear,  233  East  34th-street. 
Mount  Sinai,  Lexington  Avenue  and  66th-street 
New  York.  Office,  13  West  llth-strcet 
New  York  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary.  216  2d  Avenue. 
N.  Y.  Infirmary  for  Women  and  Children.  126  2d  Ave 
New  York  Ophthalmic,  3d  Avenue,  cor.  23d-street. 
New  York  Ophthalmic  and  AuraL  46  East  12th-street. 
N.  Y.  State,  for  Diseases  of  the  Nervous  System,  St 

Mark's  Place,  2d  Avenue. 
Nursery  and  Child's.  Lexington  Ave.,  cor.  East  51st-st 
Park,  (temporary  relief.)  City  Hall  Square. 
Presbyterian,  East  70th-street,  4th  Avenue. 
Roosevelt,  West  59th-street,  near  9th  Avenue. 
Seamen's  Fund  and  Retreat,  Staten  Island. 
St  Elizabeth's,  225  West  31st-street 
St.  Francis,  609  5th  Avenue. 
St.  Luke's,  54th-street  and  5th  Avenue. 
St  Mary's,  for  Children,  206  West  40th-street 
Strangers',  Avenue  D.,  cor.  lOth-street 
St  Vincent  195  West  llth-street 
Ward's  Island,  Ward's  Island. 
Woman's,  4th  Avenue  and  East  50th-street 

*  Adjoining  the  Hospital  is  THE  MORGUE. 

New  York  Police  Stations. 

HEAD-QUARTERS,  300  Mctlbeeey-steeet. 

Prici>ct.  Location 

1    54  New-street 

2  49  Beekman-street 

3  160  Chambers-street 

4  ,  9  Oak-street 

5   19  and  21  Leonard-street 

•  9  Franklin-street 

7   247  Madison-street. 

8  12S  Prince-street. 

9  94  Charles-street. 

lO  89  Eldridge-street, 

11  Union  Market. 

12  126th-street  near  Fourth  Avenue. 

13  17S  Delancy-stieet, 

14  205  Mulberry-street. 

15   221  Mercer-street. 

16  230  West  20th-street. 

17  First  Avenue,  cor.  5th-street. 

18   327  East  22d-street. 

19  220  East  59th-street. 

20  434  West  37th-street. 

21  120  East  35th-street 

22  347  West  47th-street. 

23  101  East  66th-street 

24  Harbor  Police  Boat  No.  1. 

25  34  East  29th-street. 

26  City  Had. 

27  Cor.  Church  and  Liberty  street*. 

28  .550  Greenwich-street 

29  137  and  139  West  30th-street. 

30  12Sth-street  and  Broadway. 

31  HOth-street  bet  Ninth  and  Tenth  Avenue*. 

32  Tenth  Avenue,  cor.  West  152d-street 

8ub-Stations :  Grand  Central  Depot  Tremont,  and 

Yonkers. 

Sanitary  Squad.  300  Mulberry-street 

Detective  Squad  300  Mulberry-street 


Cemeteries. 

Calvary — Located  in  Newtown.  L.  I.,  about  two  milee 
from  East  lOth-street  ferry.    Office,  266  Mulberrv-st 
City  (on  Ward's  Island)— Office,  E.  llth-st..  cor.  3d  Ave, 
Cypress  Hills — Located  on  Jamaica  plank  road,  about 
five  miles  from  the  WTilliarusburgh  ferries.  Office, 
124  Bowery. 

Evergreen — Located  three  miles  east  of  Brooklyn. 
Greenwood — Located  in  Brooklyn,  on  Gowanus  Heights, 

about  2f  miles  from  the  Atlantic  ferry.    Office,  30 

Broadway. 

Lutheran— Near  Middle  Village.  L.  I.,  four  miles  from 

the  Williamsburgh  ferries.    Office.  293  Broadway. 
Machpelah — Located  at  New  Durham,  N.  J.,  about  one 

mile  from  Weehawken  ferrv.  foot  of  West  42d  street 

Office.  160  West  24th -street. 
Mt.  Pleasant — Located  on  Buffalo  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 

f  >ur  miles  from  Fulton  ferry. 
New  York  Bay — Located  in  the  Berjren  Point  plank 

nod,  2£  miles  from  Jersey  City  ferry.    Office,  195 

Broadway. 

Trinity  Church— Bet.  W.  153d  and  W.  155th  sts.,  bet 
10th  Ave.  and  the  N.  K.    Office.  1S7  Fulton  street 

Union — Located  near  Wyckoff  Avenue.  Brooklyn,  3} 
miles  from  Division  Avenue  terry.  Office,  192  Riv- 
in^ton-street. 

Woodlawn — Seven  miles  from  Harlem  Bridge,  on  the 
line  of  the  Harlem  Railroad. 


Ferries. 

Astoria — From  92d-street  E.  R..  to  Astoria. 

"  "   Peck  Slip,  to  Astoria,  by  Harlem  boats. 

Bedloe's  Island— From  Pier  43,  N  R.,  to  Bedloe's  Island. 
Blackwell's  Island— From  26th-st..  E.  R.,  toBlackwell's 
Island. 

"    61-t-st..  E.  R,  to  Blackwell'a 
Island. 

Brooklyn — From  James'  Slip  to  Uridge-street. 
"  "    Catherine-street  to  Main-street 

*l  "     Fulton-street  to  Fulton-street. 

"  "    Whitehall-street  to  Atlantic-street 

?  **  to  Hamilton  Avenue 

"  M    Wall-street  to  Montague-street 

"  "    Jackson-street  to  Hudson  Avenue. 

Brooklyn,  E.  D. — From  Grand-street  to  Grand  street. 

u  ••    Houston-street  to  Grand-street 

"  ' "   Grand-street  to  South  7th-sU, 

South  Side  Railroad. 
"  ~    Roosevelt-street  to  South  7th- 

street,  South  Side  Railroad. 
David's  Island— From  Pier  1,  E.  R.,  to  David's  Island. 
Fort  Schuyler— From  Pier  1.  E.  R.,  to  Fort  Schuyler. 
Goverpor's  Island — From  Piers  1  and  43.  E.  R.,  to 

Governor's  Island. 
Greenpoint— From  10th  and  23d  sts.,  E  E.,  to  Greenpoint 
Harlem — From  Peck  Slip  to  Harlem  and  Astoria. 
Hart's  Island— From  2Cth-street.  E.  R..  to  Hart's  Island. 
Hunter's  Point — From  James'  Slip  to  Hunter's  Point 
L.  L.  also  Flushing  R.  R.  Depot 
"         "      From  34th-stivet,  E.  R.,  to  Hunter's 
Point.  L.  I.,  also  Flushing  R.  R.  Dep. 
New  Jersey — From  Desbrosses-street  to  Jersey  City. 
"  "     Cortland t-street  to  Jersey  City  and 

Pa.  and  N.  J.  Railroad. 
"  From  Liberty-street  to  Central  R.  R.  of 

N.  J.  Dock.  Communipaw  Ferry,  and 
N.  Y.  and  Newark  Railroad. 
44  From  Chambers-street  to  Pavonia  Ferry, 

Erie  R.  R.  Dock,  and  Northern  N.  J. 
R.  R.,  and  Midland  R.  R.  Depot 
**  From  23d-street,  N.  R-,  to  Pavonia  Ferry, 

Erie  Railroad  Dock. 
u  From  Barclav-street  to  Heboken.  Morri* 

&  Essex  R.'R.,  and  Dela.  &  Lacka.  R.  R. 
"  From  Christopher-st.  to  Hoboken,  Morri* 

«fc  Essex  R.  R..  and  Dela.  «fc  Lacka.  R.  R. 
■  From  42d-street  N.  R..  to  Weehawken. 

Randall's  Island-From  26th-street  E.  R.,  to  Randall's 
Island. 

"         »       From  122d-street,  E.  R.,  to  RandalTi 
Island. 

Stiten  Island— From  Whitehall-street  to  Staten  Inland. 

Pier  19.  N.  R..  to  North  Shore. 
WanTfl  Island— From  lOth-street  E.  R..  to  Ward's  Isl'd. 
Willetfs  Point  Pier  I.  E.  R..  to  Willett's  Point 


78 


ILLUSTRATED  NE"W  YORK 


The  Blind  Asylum,  corner  Nintlt  Avenue  and  3-ith-street, 
Has  an  average  school  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  students,  trained  in  a 
thorough  English  course,  many  of  whom  have  a  special  adaptation  for  music 
and  become  proficient  as  pianists  and  organists.    Great  attention  is  paid  to 
the  various  indoor  industries,  thus  affording  honorable  means  for  a  livelihood. 


|  1 


The  Roosevelt  Hospital,  corner  69th-street  and  Xinfh  Avenue. 
This  Institution,  founded  and  endowed  by  bequest  of  J.  H.  Roosevelt,  Esq., 
was  completed  in  1871.    Has  accommodations  tor  six  hundred  patients.  It 
is  beautifully  situated,  overlooking  the  Hudson. 


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79 


Guide  to  Prominent  Buildings  and  Places. 

Academy  of  Design,  23d-street,  cor.  Fourth  Avenue. 
American  Bible  Society,  8th-street,  corner  Fourth  ano 

Third  Avenues. 
American  Tract  Society,  Nassau,  corner  Spruce-street 
Amusements,  Places  of — see  list. 
Asylums — see  published  list. 

Barnum's  Hippodrome,  26th-street,  cor.  Madison  Ave. 

Battery,  (Park,)  foot  of  Broadway. 

Board  of  Health  Head-quarters.  301  Mott-street 

Castle  Garden,  adjoining  Pier  1,  foot  of  Broadway. 

Cemeteries  for  N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn— see  published  list 

Central  Park — see  description. 

Churches-^see  description. 

City  Tax  Office,  New  Court-House,  32  Chambers-street 
City  Hall,  opposite  Murray-street  and  Broadway. 
Colleges— see  published  list. 
Commissioners  of  Emigration,  Castle  Garden. 
Cotton  Exchange,  Hanover  Square,  cor.  Pearl-street 
Custom-House,  on  block  fronting  Wall-street. 
Depots  and  Railroads— see  published  list 
Excursions  about  New  York — see  list 
Ferries — see  published  list. 

fire  Department  Head-quarters,  127  Mercer-stroet 

Free  Labor  Bureau,  S  Clinton  Place. 

Greenwood  Cemetery,  reached  by  street  cars  from 

Brooklyn  ferries.   Get  permits  at  30  Broadway,  or  of 

any  undertaker. 
Grocers'  Exchange,  Wall  and  Pearl  streets. 
Hall  of  Records,  City  Hall  Park. 
High  Bridge — see  description. 
Hospitals — see  published  list 
Hotels — See  published  list 
Libraries — see  published  list. 
Markets — see  list. 

Masonic  Temple,  corner' Sixth  Avenue  and  23d-street 
Mayors  Office,  City  Hall. 

Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  14th-st,  near  Sixth  Ave. 
Morgue,  foot  of  East  26th-street. 

Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn.   Take  De  Kalb  Avenuo  cars 

from  Fulton  Ferry. 
Piers,  location  of — see  list. 
Police  Head -quarters,  300  Mulberry-street. 
Police  Stations — see  list. 

Post-Office,  cor.  Liberty,  Cedar,  and  Nassau  streets. 

Produce  Exchange,  "Whitehall-street  cor.  Water-street. 

Sheriff's  Office,  County  Court-House,  City  Hall  Square. 

Stock  Exchange.  13  Broad-street. 

Stock  and  Eeal  Estate  Exchange.  Ill  Broadway. 

Surrogate's  Office.  County  Court-House,  City  Hall  Sq. 

Tombs,  on  block  fronting  Center-street  cot  Franklin. 

Treasury,  corner  Wall  and  Nassau  streets. 

Trinity  Church,  Broadway,  head  of  Wall-street. 

U.  S.  Treasury,  (Assay  Office,  visitors  admitted  Wednes- 
days 10  to  12  A.M.,)  Wall-street  cor.  Nassau-street 

Toung  Men's  Christian  Association,  23d-street  corner 
Fourth  Avenue. 


Hotels  in  New  York  City. 

Albemarle  24th-street  and  Broadway. 

Anderson  43d-street  and  Lexington  Avenue. 

♦Anthony  House  834  Broadway. 

Arlington  House  14th-street  near  Broadway. 

Ashland  House  307  Fourth  Avenue. 

♦Astor  House  Broadway,  Barclay  and  Yesey  streets. 

Barnum's  Broadway  and  20th-street 

♦Belmont  155  Fulton-street 

Belvedere  House  Irving  Place  and  15th-street 

♦Bowery. .    395  Bowery. 

♦Brandreth  House   292  Canal-street 

Brevoort  11  Fifth  Avenue. 

♦Brunswick  Fifth  Avenue  and  26th-street 

Bull's  Head  322  Third  Avenue. 

♦Central  Cor.  Canal  and  Elm  streets. 

♦Central  Park  59th-street  and  Seventh  Avenue. 

City  Cortlandt-street  near  West 

Clarendon  Fourth  Avenue  and  ISth-street 

♦Clinton  Place  House   755  Broadway. 

Coleman  House  Broadway  and  27th-street 

Commercial  73"  Cortlandt-street 

♦Continental  442  Broadway. 

Cosmopolitan  Chambers-street  and  Broadway. 

♦Crook's  74  Chatham -street. 

Delmonico's  Chambers-street  and  Broadway. 

Fifth  Avenue  and  Fourteenth-street 

Dey -street  House  56  and  5S  Dey-street 

Earle's  Cor.  Canal  and  Center  streets. 

Everett  Fourth  Avenue  and  17th-street 

Fifth  Avenue  Fifth  Avenue  and  23d-streec. 

♦Frankfort  House.. Cor.  Frankfort  and  William  streets. 

♦French's  Frankfort  and  Chatham  streets. 

Garvey  House  Fourth  Avenue,  near  42d-street. 

Gilsey  House  29th-street  and  Broadway. 

Gienham  155  Fifth  Avenue. 

Gramercy  Park.  .East  20th-street.  near  Fourth  Avenue, 

♦Grand  Broadway  and  Slst-street 

Grand  Central  Broadway,  opposite  Bond-street 

♦Grand  Union  Fourth  Avenue  and  42d-street 

Hoffman  House  25th -street  and  Broadway. 

Hygienic  15  Laight-stree't 

♦Irving  House  12th-street,  near  Broadway. 

♦Legirett's  42  and  44  Chatham-street. 

Lenox  House  72  Fifth  Avenue 

Madison  Avenue  Hotel. .Madison  Ave.  and  26th-street. 

Madison  Square  Hotel  21st-street  and  Broadway. 

Maltby  House.  Great  Jones-sUvet  near  Broadway. 

Merchant's  41  Cortlandt-street 

Metropolitan  D7U  Broadway. 

Monument  6  Union  Square. 

National  5  Cortlandt-street 

New  York  Hotel  721  Broadway. 

Northern  SI  Cortlandt-street 

♦Occidental  Broome  and  Bowery. 

Oriental  43  Lafayette  Place. 

Pacific  172  Greenwich-street. 

♦Park  Cor.  Nassau  and  Beekman  streets. 

Prescott  Broadway  and  Spring-street. 

Putnam  County  26th-street  and  Fourth  Avenue. 

Remsen  House  239S  Third  Avenue. 

♦Revere  House  .Broadway  and  Houston-street 

Kiver-Side  House  152d- street  and  North  Kiver. 

Sailor's  Home  190  Cherry-street. 

Sherman  H44  Broadway. 

♦Sinclair  754  Broadway. 

♦Southern  679  Broadway. 

♦Spingler  House  5  and  7  Union  Square. 

Summit  House  Bowery  and  Canal-street 

♦Sweenev's  Duane  and  Chatham  streets. 

♦St.  Charles  640  Broadway. 

St.  Cloud  42d-street  and  Broadway. 

♦St.  Denis  Broadway  and  llth-street 

St.  James'  Cor.  86th-street  and  Broadway. 

St  .lulien  *  Washington  Place. 

St  Nicholas  515  Broadway. 

♦Stacy  House  "60  Broadway. 

Steel's  312  Greenwich-street. 

Stevens  House  25  Broadway. 

Sturdevant  Broadway  and  2>th-streeL 

♦Treuiont  ....!. .665  Broadway. 

Union  Square  Cor.  15tb-street  and  Fourth  Avenue. 

Union  Place  56  East  14th  street 

♦United  States  Pearl  and  Fulton  streets. 

Westmoreland  ,17th-street  and  Fourth  Avenue. 

Westminster  Irving  Place  and  16th-street. 

Winchester  House  Broadway  and  3ist-streeU 

Windsor  Fifth  Avenue,  4«th  and  47tb  street*. 


*  HulciS  kepi  -ill  IHe  £lllU|ieMI  y.aa. 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


Five  Points  Mission,  junction  of  Worth  and  Park  streets. 
The  first  attempt  at  reformation  in  this  wretched  and  deplorable  locality  was 
m  1848,  by  the  Ladies'  Home  Missionary  Society  of  the  M.  E.  Church.   It  provides 
a  day  and  Sabbath  school  for  nearly  five  hundred  children.    Thousands  are 
.annml'v  led  and  c'othed,  at  an  expense  of  $20,000,  exclusive  of  donations. 


Five  Points  House  of  Industry,  155  Worth-street 
This  enterprise  was  inaugurated  in  1850,  and  furnishes  employment  to  all 
classes  and  conditions  of  the  poor.  The  present  building  and  ground  cost  $125,000. 


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81 


Places  of  Amusement. 

Association  Hall— Fourth  Avenue,  corner  23d-street. 

Academy  of  Music— Irvin?  Place,  cor.  E.  14th-street. 

Barnum's  Hippodrome— Fourth  Ave.  and  27th-street 

Booth's  Theater— W.  23d-street,  cor.  Sixth  Avenue. 

Bowery  Theater — 48  Bowery. 

Broadway  Theater — 728  Broadway. 

Bryant's  Opera  House— West  23d- street. 

Central  Park  Garden— rSevenih  Ave.,  cor.  59th-street. 

Colosseum — Broadway  and  35th-street 

Fifth  Avenue  Theater— Broadway  and  2Sth-street. 

Grand  Opera  House— Eighth  Ave.,  cor.  W.  23d-street. 

Irving  Hall— 9  Irving  Place. 

Niblo's  Garden — 576  Broadway. 

Olympic  Theater— 624  Broadway. 

Park  Theater— Broadway  and  22d-street. 

Tony  Pastor's  Opera  House — 201  Bowery. 

Stadt  Theater — 45  Bowery. 

Steinway  Hall — Kast  14lh-street. 

St.  James'  Theater— Broadway  and  28th-street. 

Theater  Comiqun — 514  Broadway. 

Theater  Francais—  West  14th -street. 

Thirty-fourth-street  Theater— 34th-street,  near  3d  Ava 

Union  Square  Theater — 14th-street  and  Broadway. 

Wallack's  Theater — 844  Broadway. 

Wood's  Museum — 1221  Broadway. 

Location  of  Piers. 

North  River. 


I—  Foot  Battery  Place. 
2.  3— Battery  Place. 

4 — Fool  Morris. 
5,  6,  7— Morris  and 
8 — Foot  Kector. 
9,  10 — Kector  and 

II—  Foot  Carlisle. 

12—  Foot  Albany. 

13 —  Albany  and  Cedar. 

14 —  Foot  Cedar. 

15—  Foot  Liberty. 

16—  Bet.  Liberty  and  Cort- 

landt. 

17,  18— Foot  Cortlandt. 

19—  Cortlandt  and  Dey. 

20—  Foot  Dey. 

21—  Foot  P'ulton. 

22—  Fulton  and  Vesey. 

23—  Foot  Vesey. 

24 —  Vesey  and  Barclay. 

25 —  Foot  Vesey. 

26—  Foot  Barclay. 

27 —  Fool  Robinson. 
2S— Foot  Murray. 
29 — Foot  Warren. 
SO — Foot  Chamber'*. 
31 — Foot  Duane 


32 —  Bet.  Duane  and  Jay. 

33—  Foot  Jay. 

34 —  Foot  Harrison. 

35 —  Foot  Franklin. 

36—  Foot  North  Moore. 

37—  Foot  Beach. 
3S— Foot  Hubert. 

39—  Foot  Vestry. 

40—  Foot  Watts. 

41—  Foot  Hoboken. 

42—  Foot  Canal. 

43 —  Foot  Spring. 

44 —  Bet.  Spring  and  Charl- 

ton. 

45 —  Foot  Charlton. 

46—  Foot  King. 

47—  Foot  West  Houston. 
4b — Foot  Clarkson. 

49 —  Foot  Leroy. 

50 —  Foot  Morton. 

51 —  Foot  Christopher. 

52—  Foot  West  10th. 

53—  Foot  Charles. 

54 —  F'oot  Perry. 

55—  Foot  West  11th. 

60—  Foot  West  13th. 

61—  Foot  West  I7th. 


East  Eiver. 


1,  2— Foot  Whitehall. 

3 —  Foot  Moore. 

4—  Bet.  Moore  and  Broad. 

5 —  Bet.  Broad  &  Coenties 

Slip. 

6,  7,  8— Coenties  Slip. 
9,  10-Coenties  and  Old  SI. 
11, 12— Old  Slip. 

13—  Old  Slip  and  Governeur 

Lane. 

14 —  Foot  Jones  Lane. 
15,  16-Foot  Wall. 

17—  Foot  Pine. 

18—  Foot  Maiden  Lane. 

19—  Foot  Fletcher. 

20,  21— Foot  Burling  Slip. 

22—  Foot  Fulton. 

23—  Foot  Beekman. 

24—  Beekman  and  Peck  SI. 
25,  26— Foot  Peck  Slip. 

27—  Foot  Dover. 

28 —  Dover  and  Roosevelt. 

29—  Foot  Roosevelt. 

30—  Roosevelt  &  James  SI. 
31,  32— Foot  James  Slip. 
33— Foot  Oliver. 

34,  35— Catherine  Slip. 
36— Catherine  SI.  &  Market. 
.  37.  Rg— Foot  Market. 


39— Bet.  Market  and  Pike. 
40,  41— Foot  Pike. 
42 — Bet.  Pike  and  Rutgers. 
43,  44— Foot  Rutgers. 

45 —  Bet.  Rutgers  and  Jef- 

ferson. 

46 —  Foot  Jefferson. 

47—  Jefferson  and  Clinton. 

48—  Foot  Clinton. 

49  -  Clinton  &  Montgomery. 
50— Foot  Montgomery. 
51,  52— Governeur. 

53—  Foot  Jackson. 

54—  Foot  Corlears. 

55 —  Foot  Cherry. 

56,  57 — Foot  Broome. 
58,  59— Foot  Delanccy. 

60—  Foot  Rivington. 

61—  Bet.    Rivington  and 

Stanton. 

62—  Foot  Stanton. 

63 —  Foot  East  Houston. 

64—  Foot  5th. 

65—  Foot  6th. 

66—  Foot  7th. 

67—  Foot  Sth. 
69— Foot  9th. 

69—  Foot  East  10th. 

70—  Foot  East  11th. 


Rariroad  Depots. 

The  N.  Y.  and  Harlem,  the  Hudson  River,  N.  Y.  aad 
New  Haven,  and  N.  Y.,  Boston,  and  Montreal  Rail- 
roads are  located  in  the  Grand  Central  Depot  at  42d- 
street  and  Fourth  Avenue,  and  are  reached  by  tha 
Fourth  Avenue  cars,  and  the  Broadway  and  Madison 
Avenue  and  Broadway  and  Fourth  Ave.  omnibuses. 

The  Morris  and  Essex,  the  Delaware  and  Lackawanna, 
and  the  Bloomfield  and  Montclair  Railroad  Depots 
are  at  Hoboken,  and  are  reached  by  ferries  from  foot 
of  Barclay  and  Christopher  streets. 

The  Erie  R.  R.,  the  Northern  New  Jersey,  the  Hacken- 
sack,  and  the  Midland  R.  R.  Depots  are  at  Pavonia, 
Jersey  City,  and  are  reached  by  ferries  from  foot  of 
Chambers  and  West  23d  streets. 

The  Pennsylvania  and  N.  J.  R.  R.  Depot  is  at  Jersey 
City,  and  is  reached  by  ferries  from  foot  of  Cortlandt 
and  Desbrosses  streets. 

The  New  Jersey  Central  R.  R.,  the  Newark  and  New 
York  R.  R.  are  at  Communipaw,  and  are  reached  by 
ferry  from  foot  of  Liberty-street. 

Southside  Long  Island  R.  R.  Depot  is  at  South  7th- 
street,  William sburgh,  and  is  reached  by  ferries  from 
foot  of  Roosevelt  and  Grand  streets. 

Long  Island  R.  R.,  Flushing  and  Northside  R.  R.,  and 
Long  Island  Central  R.  R.  Depots  are  at  Long  Island 
City,  (Hunter's  Point,)  and  are  reached  by  ferries 
from  James'  Slip  and  East  34th-street. 

Camden  and  Amboy  R.  R.  Depot  is  at  Pier  1,  North 
River. 

Brooklyn,  Bath,  and  Coney  Island  R.  R.  Take  Green- 
wood cars  from  Fulton,  Wall,  South,  or  Hamilton 
Avenue  ferries. 

Canarsie  and  Rockaway  Beach  R.  R.  Leaves  East  New 
York  hourly. 

Staten  Island  R.  R.  Depot  at  Vanderbilt's  Landing,  and 
is  reached  by  ferry  from  foot  of  Whitehall-street. 


Colleges. 

Bellevue,  Medical,  26th -street  and  First  Avenue. 

College  Pharmacy,  Waverley  PI.  and  University  PI. 

Columbia,  Classical  East  49*th-street  and  Fourth  Ave. 

Eclectic,  Medical,  223  East  26th-street. 

Hahnemann,  Medical,  3  East  33d-street. 

Homoeopathic,  Medical,  Third  Avenue  and  23d-street. 

Medical,  for  Women,  1S7  Second  Avenue. 

New  York,  Classical,  Fourth  Avenue  and  23d-street. 

New  York  Free  Medical,  Women,  51  St.  Mark's  Place, 

Physicians'  and  Surgeons',  23d-street  and  Fourth  Ave. 

Rutgers'  Female,  Classical,  4S9  Fifth  Avenue. 

St.  Francis  Xavier,  Classical,  49  West  15th-street. 

Theological  Seminary,  Prot.  Episcopal  Church,  West 
20th-street,  between  Ninth  and  Tenth  Avenues. 

Union  Theological  Seminary,  9  University  Place. 

University,  Classical,  Washington  Sq.,  cor.  Waverley  PI. 

University  of  N.  Y.,  Medical,  26th-street,  opposite  Belle- 
vue Hospital. 

Veterinary,  Medical,  205  Lexington  Avenue. 


Clubs. 

Alemania— 18  East  16th -street. 

American  Jockey— Madison  Ave.,  cor.  E.  27th-street 
Andrew  Jackson— Lexington  Ave.,  cor.  E.  30th-street 
Arion-21  St.  Mark's  Place. 
Aschenbroedel— 74  East  4th-  street. 
Blossom— 129  Fifth  Avenue. 
Boulevard— Foot  of  West  103d-street. 
Century— 109  East  15th-street. 
German — 104  Fourth  Avenue. 

German  Lese-Verein — East  55th-street,  cor.  3d  Avenue. 

Harmonic — West  42d-street,  near  Fifth  Avenue. 

Jefferson — East  90th-street,  near  Third  Avenue. 

Lotos — 2  Irving  Place. 

Manhattan— 96  Fifth  Avenue. 

New  York — Madison  Square  and  Fifth  Avenue. 

New  York  Caledonian — 118  Sullivan-street. 

New  York  Yacht— Club  House  at  Clifton,  Staten  Island. 

Oriental — 235  East  Broadway. 

Palette — 17  Stuvvesant-street. 

Travelers— 222  Fifth  Avenue. 

Union  League — Madison  Avenue,  corner  26th -street 
Union — Fifth  Avenue,  corner  21st-fltreet 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


The  Sailors'  Snug  Harbor,  Staterc  /stawd, 


Secures  to  aged  and  worn-out  sailors  a  home  in  their  declining  years.  "Was 
founded  by  Robert  R.  Randall.  It  is  splendidly  located  with  a  commanding 
view  of  the  harbor  and  its  wealth  of  commerce.  Its  landed  estate  is  now 
valued  at  several  millions.  It  has  an  average  family  of  four  hundred  and 
upward. 


The  Seamen's  Fund  and  Retreat,  Staten  Inland, 


Provides  for  destitute,  sick,  and  crippled  sailors.  Its  location  on  a  commanding 
bluff  is  one  of  surpassing  beauty  and  grandeur.  During  its  history  of  forty-two 
years  it  has  aided  nearly  sixtv  thousand  seamen. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


Asylums  and  Homes. 

Association  for  Improved  Instruction  of  Deaf  Mutes 

642  Seventh  Avenue. 
Colored  Orphan,  Boulevard,  "West  143d-street 
Babies'  Home,  218  West  38th-street. 
Baptist  Home  for  the  Friendless,  41  Grove-st,  East  68th- 

street  and  Lexington  Avenue. 
Chapin  Home  for  Aged  and  Infirm,  Lexington  Avenu« 

and  66th-street. 
Children's  Aid  Society,  19  East  4th-street. 
Children's  Fold,  437  East  5Sth-street. 
Colored  Home,  foot  65th-street,  East  Eiver. 
Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum,  162d-street. 
Emigrants'  Hospital,  Ward's  Island. 
Female  Christian  Home,  814  East  15th-street. 
Five  Points  House  of  Industry,  155  Worth-street. 
Five  Points  Mission,  61  Park-street. 
Foundling  Asylum,  Lexington  Avenue  and  68th-street. 
Hebrew  Orphan  Asylum,  77th-street,  near  3d  Avenue. 
Home  for  Aged  and  Infirm  Deaf  Mutes,  220  East  13th- 

street. 

Home  for  the  Aged,  445  West  32d-street. 

Home  for  the  Aged  of  the  Church  of  Holy  Communion, 

830  6th  Avenue. 
Home  for  the  Friendless,  (Female  and  Children,)  32  East 

80th-street. 

Home  for  Aged  and  Infirm  Hebrews,  63d-street,  near 

Lexington  Avenue. 
Home  for  Foundlings,  3  Washington  Square. 
Home  for  Friendless  Girls,  7th  Avenue  and  13th-street. 
Home  for  Young  Women,  27  Washington  Square  North. 
Home   or   Female  Department  Prison  Association, 

213  10th  Avenue. 
House  of  Mercy,  Houston  and  Mulberry  streets. 
House  of  Kefuge,  Randall's  Island. 
Howard  Mission,  40  New  Bowery. 
Old  Ladies'  Home  of  M.  E.  Church,  255  West  42d-street 
Institution  for  Blind,  cor.  9th  Avenue  and  34th-street 
Leake  and  "Watts'  Orphan  Home,  cor.  9th  Avenue  and 

lllth-street. 

Bloomingdale  Insane,  cor.  10th  Avenue  and  117th-st. 

Lying-In  Asylum,  85  Marion-street. 

Magdalene,  cor.  S8th-street  and  5th  Avenue. 

Midnight  Mission,  260  Greene-street 

New  York  Juvenile,  1 76th-street,  10th  Avenue. 

Orphan,  Bloomingdale  Eoad,  73d-street. 

Orphan  Home  of  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  49th-st 
near  Lexington  Avenue. 

Presbyterian  Ilome  for  Aged  Women,  East  73d-street 

Protestant  Half  Orphan,  65  "West  lOth-street. 

Protestant  House  of  Mercy,  foot  "West  86th -street. 

Indigent  Female  Home,  226  East  20th-street. 

Roman  Catholic  Orphan,  (Girls,)  Prince  and  Mott  sts. 

Roman  Catholic  Orphan  (Boys),  51st-st.  and  5th  Ave. 

Sailors'  Snug  narbor,  Staten  Island. 

Shepherd's  Fold,  East  88th-street,  near  2d  Avenue. 

St  Joseph's  Home  for  the  Aged,  209  West  15th-street 

St.  Joseph's  Orphan,  89th-street  and  Avenue  A. 

St.  Luke's  Home  for  Indigent  Christian  Females,  Madi- 
son Avenue,  cor.  89th-street. 

St  Stephen's  Home,  138  East  28th-street. 

Samaritan  Home  for  the  Aged,  West  14th -street  near 
9th  Avenue. 

Sheltering  Arms,  10th  Avenue  and  129th-street. 

Trinity  Chapel  Home  for  Aged  "Women,  207  "West  27th- 
street. 

Union  Home  and  School  for  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Chil- 
dren, 151st-street  cor.  11th  Avenue. 
Water-street  Home  for  Women,  273  Water-street 


New  York  Institutions  of  Charities  and 
Correction. 

Office,  E.  IIth-steeet,  cor.  Titird  Avenue. 
The  Institutions  under  their  charge  are  : 

Almshouse  Blackwell's  Island. 

Bellevue  Hospital  Foot  East  26th-street 

Bureau  of  Medical  and  Surgical  Relief  for  the  Out-door 

Poor— Foot  East  26th-street. 

City  Prison  (Tombs)  Center-street 

Colored  Home  61st-street  and  First  Avenue. 

Colored  Orphan  Asylum  143d-street  and  Boulevard. 

Epileptic  and  Fever  Hospitals  Blackwell's  Island. 

Hospital  for  Incurables  Blackwell's  Island. 

Idiot  Hospital  Randall's  Island. 

Free  Labor  Bureau  and  Intelligence  Office — 8  Clinton 

Place. 

Infant's  Hospital  Randall's  Island. 

Inebriate  Asylum  Ward's  Island. 

Lunatic  Asylum  Ward's  Island. 

Nursery  Ward's  Island. 

Nursery  Hospital  Ward's  Island. 

Out-door  Poor  Department — Eas  tilth-street,  cor.  Third 
Avenue. 

Penitentiary  Blackwell's  Island. 

Small  Pox  and  Charity  Hospital..  ..Blackwell's  Island. 
School  Ship  Mercury..  .L.  1.  Sound,  near  Hart's  Island. 

Workhouse  Blackwell's  Island. 

Note. — The  Institutions  upon  the  Islands  are  reached 
by  steamboat  from  foot  of  East  2Gth-street  at  10|  A.  M. 
The  Bellevue  Hospital  can  be  visited  daily  from  U 
A.  M.  to  2  P.  M. 

New  York  Dispensaries. 

Central  934  Eighth  Avenue. 

Demilt  401  Second  Avenue. 

Eastern  57  Essex-street. 

Eclectic  223  East  26th-street. 

German  65  St.  Mark's  Place. 

German,  West  Side  332  West  40th-street. 

Harlem  2331  Fourth  Avenue. 

Hoffman  153  West  28th-street 

Homoeopathic  59  Bond-street 

New  York  Ear  36th-street  and  Ninth  Avenue. 

New  York,  for  Children  406  East  15th-street 

New  York,  for  Diseases  of  Skin. .  .101  East  30th-street. 

New  York,  Tumor  101  East  30th-street. 

New  York  White-street,  corner  Center. 

New  York  Cancer  Hospital  468  Sixth  Avenue. 

New  York  Homoeopathic  493  Seventh  Avenue. 

New  York  Orthopaedic  945  Sixth  Avenue. 

North-Eastern  222  East  59th-street 

North-Eastern  Homoeopathic  307  East  55th-street. 

Northern  Waverley  Place,  corner  Christopher-street. 

North- Western  Ninth  Avenue,  corner  36th-street. 

Throat  and  Chest  Diseases  47  University  Place 

Union  246  East  llth-street 

Western  Homoeopathic  413  West  42d-street. 

Yorkville  14S2  Third  Avenue. 

Distances  in  New  York. 

Battery  to  City  Hall,  one  mile. 

City  Hall  to  Canal-street  half  mile. 

City  Hall  to  Houston-street,  one  mile. 

Bleecker-street  next  above  Houston,  counts  as  First' 
street.  From  here  streets  are  numbered  regularly  to 
Spuyten  DuyveL,  214th-street.  The  blocks  are  gener- 
ally 200  feet  long,  and  streets  mostly  60  feet  wide;  som« 
are  80  and  100  feet  Eighteen  streets  or  blocks  averajje 
a  mile. 


ILLUSTRATED  NEW  YORK 


Street  Map  of  Philadelphia  and  Fairmount  Park. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


85 


Philadelphia* 

The  city  of  Philadelphia,  as  laid  out 
by  William  Pent),  in  1681,  by  a  grant 
from  Charles  II.,  comprised  only  that 
portion  of  the  present  city  situated  be- 
tween South  and  Vine  Streets  and  the 
Delaware  and  Schuylkill  Rivers.  Settle- 
ments were  made,  however,  outside  of 
these  boundaries,  and  in  the  course  of 
time  they  became  separately  incorporated 
and  had  separate  governments,  making  a 
congeries  of  towns  and  districts,  the  whole 
group  being  known  abroad  simply  as 
Philadelphia.  Several  of  these  were  sit- 
uated immediately  contiguous  to  the  "  city 
proper  " — viz.,  Southwark  and  Moyamen- 
sing  to  the  south,  and  Northern  Liberties, 
Kensington,  Spring  Garden  and  Penn 
district  to  the  north,  and  West  Philadel- 
phia to  the  west — all  of  which  were  practi- 
cally one  town  continuously  built  up.  Be- 
sides  these,  there  were  a  number  of  other 
outlying-  townships,  villages  and  settle, 
ments  near  the  built  up  town,  though 
detached  from -it.  Among  these  were 
Bridesburg,  Frankford,  Holmesburg,  the 
unincorporated  Northern  Liberties,  Port 
Richmond,  Nicetown,  Rising  Sun,  Fox 
Chase,  Germantown,  Chestnut  Hill,  Mana- 
yunk,  Roxborough,  Falls  of  Schuylkill, 
unincorporated  Penn  township,  Fra«ncis- 
vi lie,  Hamilton  village,  Mantua,  Blockley, 
Kingsessing  and  Passyunk.  Some  of  these 
also  became  absorbed  in  the  extending 
streets  of  the  congeries  of  towns  of  which 
Philadelphia  was  composed,  and  in  1851: 
they  were  all  consolidated  under  one 
municipal  government,  the  boundaries  of 
which  are  coincident  with  those  of  the 
old  county  of  Philadelphia.  In  the  earlier 
times  some  of  the  districts  mentioned 
had  marked  characteristics,  but  these 
have  mostly  passed  away. 

The  Streets. 

The  greater  part  of  Philadelphia  is  laid 
out  in  parallelograms,  with  the  streets  at 
right  angles  to  each  other,  making  the 

*  For  the  principal  facts  descriptive  of  Phila. 
delphia.  we  are  indebted  to  the  "  Public  Ledger 
Almanac,"  published  by  Geo.  "W.  Childs,  Sixth 
and  Chestnut  Streets,  Philadelphia. 


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AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


87 


system  of  numbering  houses  a  simple  one. 
The  houses  on  streets  running  east  and 
west  are  numbered  by  hundreds,  begin- 
ning at  Front  Street,  near  the  Delaware 
River.  The  houses  on  the  south  side 
bear  even  numbers,  those  on  the  north 
side  uneven  numbers.  Thus  on  the  north 
side  of  Chestnut  St.,  beginning  at  Sixth 
and  going  west,  the  numbers  are  601,  603, 
605,  etc.  On  the  south  side  the  numbers  are 
600,  602,  604,  etc.  At  Seventh  St.  the  num- 
bers in  700  begin,  and  so  each  successive 
street  begins  a  hundred  of  its  own  number. 

Market  street  is  taken  as  a  dividing 
line  between  north  and  south  for  number- 
ing houses  on  streets  running  north  and 
south.  The  even  numbers  are  on  the 
west  side  of  these  streets,  the  uneven 
numbers  on  the  east  side.  No.  1  "  North  " 
and  No.  1  44  South"  begin  at  Market  St. 
No.  100  North  begins  at  Arch  street,  the 
first  principal  street  north  of  Market; 
No.  100  South  begins  at  Chestnut,  the 
first  principal  street  south  of  Market. 

Fairmount  Park  * 

Comprises  nearly  three  thousand  acres 
(2991)  on  the  banks  of  the  Schuylkill 
River  and  Wissahickon  Creek.  It  is  di- 
vided by  nature  into  several  sections,  each 
presenting  peculiar  attractions,  and  each 
within  easy  reach  of  the  city  by  numerous 
lines  of  railway. 

Fairmount. — The  Park  takes  its  name 
from  this  part  of  the  public  grounds, 
where  the  water-works  and  the  oldest  of 
the  present  reservoirs  are  situated.  Cars 
on  Pine,  Arch.  Callowhill  and  Vine  streets, 
and  Fairmount  avenue  carry  passengers 
for  a  single  fare  to  one  of  several  entrances 
to  this  part  of  the  Park.  Fairmount  water- 
works and  the  surrounding  landscape  have 
been  famous  for  their  beauty  for  several 
generations,  and  objects  of  attraction  to 
visitors  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  a 

Lemqn  Hill  is  the  hill  north  of  Fair- 
mount,  and  within  easy  walking  distance. 
At  the  base  of  the  hill  on  the  river  bank 
are  the  beautiful  boat-houses  belonging  to 
the  clubs  composing  the  "Schuylkill  Navy." 

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of  the  grounds  on  the  east  bank  of  the 
Schuylkill  above  Girard  avenue.  The 
Schuylkill  water-works  are  located  a  few 
paces  north  of  Girard  avenue.  Many  fine 
old  mansions,  one  of  which  once  belonged 
to  and  was  occupied  by  Benedict  Arnold 
the  traitor,  are  in  the  East  Park.  Laurel 
Hill  cemetery  is  its  northern  boundary. 
^.The  West  Park  includes  the  Zoologi- 
cal Garden  (Solitude)  Lansdowne,  George's 
Hill,  Belmont  and  Chamouni,  extending 
from  the  dam  at  Fairmount  to  the  Falls 
of  Schuylkill.  It  is  finely  wooded,  and 
contains  many  beautiful  ravines,  through 
which  rivulets  of  water  run  down  to  the 
Schuylkill.  It  is  remarkable  for  the 
beauty  of  its  natural  scenery.  The  Cen- 
tennial Buildings  are  located  here. 

The  Wissahickox. — The  part  of  the 
Park  lying  on  each  side  of  the  Wissa- 
hickon  is  a  narrow  strip  of  ground  [  rob- 
ably  five  miles  in  length,  and  presents 
scenery  wholly  unlike  that  of  any  other 
part  of  the  grounds.  The  Wissahickon 
may  be  reached  from  the  West  Park  by 
bridges  across  the  Schuylkill  River,  near 
the  Falls  of  the  Schuylkill.  These  have 
disappeared,  Fairmount  dam  backing  up 
the  water  so  that  the  rocks  over  which 
the  river  once  fell  are  now  almost  com- 
pletely submerged. 

The  Zoological  Gardens 

These  celebrated  gardens  are  situated 
in  a  part  of  the  Park  property  formerly 
known  as  "  Solitude,"  on  the  Schuylkill 
River,  south  of  Girard  avenue  and  oppo- 
site Lemon  Hill.  Steamers  from  Fair- 
mount,  and  cars  on  Girard  avenue,  Vine, 
Market,  Chestnut  and  Thirty-fifth  streets, 
carry  passengers  to  the  Gardens.  The 
ground  is  well  wooded,  and  parts  of  it  are 
laid  out  in  gardens.  The  places  of  inter- 
est are  the  Carnivora-house,  the  monkey- 
house,  the  aviary,  the  fox-pens,  t!ie  wolf- 
pens,  the  raccoon-house,  the  prairie-dog 
village,  the  elephant  and  rhinoceros 
houses,  the  rabbit-house,  the  eagle  aviary, 
the  deer  enclosure,  the  bison-sheds,  and 
the  bear-pits.  The  collection  of  birds  and 
animals  is  said  to  be  the  finest  in  this 
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Advice  to  Visitors  to  the  Centennial. 


Go.  By  all  means  go.  And  take  all 
the  children  who  are  over  twelve  years 
old.  For  it  is  not  a  mere  show.  It  is  a 
school,  a  wonderful  school.  It  does  not 
give  all  the  advantages  of  foreign  travel, 
for  it  does  not  show  you  the  country,  nor 
the  people.  But,  on  the  other  hand,  you 
may  learn  more  in  a  wreek  of  the  produc- 
tions and  industries  of  all  nations  than 
you  would  be  likely  to  learn  in  a  year's 
trip  around  the  world.  You  cannot  afford 
it  ?  You  cannot  afford  to  stay  at  home. 
Wear  an  old  dress  for  another  season, 
turn  your  carpets  once  more,  even  give 
up  your  cigars  for  a  year  or  two — but  by 
all  means  go. 

Plan  to  stay  at  least  a  week.  You  can 
come  away  sooner  if  you  see  it  all,  or  get 
tired.  It  will  take  a  day — and  a  busy 
day,  merely  to  see  what  the  Exhibition 
is.  The  rest  of  the  time  can  be  profitably 
spent  in  the  study  of  details.  Get  rooms 
and  breakfast  or  breakfast  and  supper. 
Do  not  pay  for  a  dinner  ;  you  will  in- 
variably dine  or  lunch  on  the  ground. 
Take  a  lunch-basket  and  conveniences 
with  you,  if  a  family  party  is  going. 

Leave  your  fine  clothes  at  home,  and 
all  your  jewelry.  Nobody  will  be  looking 
at  you.  Take,  little  money.  For  ex- 
igencies get  a  country  draft  on  a  Phila- 
delphia bank.  Do  nothing  to  lead  the 
pickpockets  into  temptation.  Ask  all 
your  questions  of  policemen.  Take  no 
advice  from  any  one  not  in  uniform.  Be 
civil  to  everybody,  familiar  with  none. — 
Illustrated  Christian  Weekly. 

A  woi'd  of  advice  to  visitors  who  desire 
to  practise  economy.  Don't  be  induced 
to  pay  unreasonable  prices  for  board  by 
the  pled,  that  the  city  is  crowded.  It  is 
not  crowded,  and  you  can  have  a  choice 
of  a  hundred  rooms  any  day.  Buy  a 
guide-book.  Study  the  map  of  the  city 
and  street-car  lines.  Then  invest  two 
cents  in  a  copy  of  The  Ledger,  in  which 
you  will  find  every  morning  three  or  four 
columns  of  rooms  to  let  advertised.  Start 
out  in  search  of  quarters  that  meet  your 
ideas  as  to  cost  and  comfort,  and  you 
will  be  pretty  sure  to  find  just  what  you 
want  in  an  hour  or  two.  There  are 
scores  of  private  houses  that  offer  a  large, 
well-furuished  room,  with  breakfast  and 
supper,  for  $2  a  day,  and  the  supply  of 
such  accommodations  thus  far  consider- 
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History  of  the  Centennial. 

The  Grand  International  Exhibition  of 
1S76,  had  its  origin  in  an  Act  of  Congress 
passed  March  3d  1871 ;  creating  the 
United  States  Centennial  Commission  and 
the  Centennial  Board  of  Finance.  The 
former  consists  of  two  Commissioners 
from  each  state  and  territory,  appointed 
by  their  respective  Governors.  The  Board 
of  Finance  are  appointed  by  the  Stock- 
holders. An  act  of  Congress  authorized 
an  issue  of  stock  not  exceeding$10,000,000 
in  shares  of  $10  each. 

This  with  the  prospective  revenues  is  ex- 
pected will  defray  the  expenses  of  the  Ex- 
hibition. 

The  Exhibition  grounds  are  located  on 
the  west  bank  of  the  Schuylkill  River,  in 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia, in  Fairmount  Park ;  the  largest 
(2991  acres)  and  most  beautiful  park  in 
America,  236  acres  of  which  have  been 
enclosed  for  centennial  purposes,  this,  with 
adjoining  grounds  for  the  use  of  stock 
yards  and  agricultural  purposes,  will  cov- 
er near  450  acres. 

Every  nation  of  any  importance  on  the 
face  of  the  globe  has  accepted  the  invita- 
tion and  appropriated  adequate  funds  to 
celebrate  with  us  in  a  fitting  manner, 
the  Centennial  Anniversary  of  American 
Independence. 

Thirty  six  nations  have  perfected  ar- 
rangements to  join  us  in  our  national  Jubi- 
lee; namely: 


Argentine  Confedera- 
tion 
Austria 
Belgium 
Bolivia 
Brazil 
Chili 
China 
Denmark 
Ecuador 
Egypt 

France  and  Algeria 
Germany 

Great  Britain  with  Aus- 
tralia and  Canada 
Guatemala 
Honduras 
Hawaii 
Hayti 
Italy 


Japan 

Liberia 

Mexico 

Norway 

Netherlands 

Nicaragua 

Orange  Free  States 

Peru 

Portugal 

Persia 

Russia 

Siam 

Spain 

Sweden 

Turkey 

Tunis 

United  States  of  Co- 
lumbia 
Venezuela 


The  Exhibition  Buildings  cover  a  floor- 
ing of  about  60  acres.  The  following  ta- 
ble will  show  the  comparative  magnitude 
and  cost  of  the  various  International  Ex- 
hibitions. 

London,  1851  ..  20  acres  ..  Cost  31,464.000 
New  York,  1853  ..  5%  "  ..  "  500,000 
Paris,  185.3  ..30  "  ..  "  4,000,000 
London,  1802  ..24  "  ..  "  2,300,000 
Paris,  1867  ..  40%  «  ..  "  4,507,000 
Vienna,  1873  ..50  "  ..  "  9,850,000 
Phila.         1876  ..60     "  "  6,72r>,000 

Additional  buildings  numbering  about 
250,  have  been  erected  within  the  enclos- 
ure by  foreign  nations,  the  United 
States  Government  and  the  several  states, 
for  general  use  of  Exhibitors,  Commis- 
sioners and  Visitors. 

The  grounds  are  easily  reached  from  all 
parts  of  the  city  and  adjacent  country  by 
horse  and  steam  cars  and  at  reduced  fares. 

The  price  of  admission  to  all  the 
buildings  and  grounds  is  50  cents,  and 
will  be  open  every  day  except  Sunday  from 
May  10th  1876,  to  November  10th  1876. 

Railroad  Depots. 

Pennsylvania  Railroad.  —  Main 
Line  Westward,  Depots,  Thirty-first  and 
Market  streets,  West  rhiladelphia.  New 
York  Division.  —  Depots,  Thirty-second 
and  Market  streets.  Belvidere  Division . — 
Depot,  Front  and  Berks  street.  Amboy 
Division.  —  From  Market  street  Ferry, 
Philadelphia  and  Camden. 

Philadelphia  and  Reading  Rail- 
road.— Main  Line. — Depots,  Thirteenth 
and  Callowhill  streets  and  near  the  Cen- 
tennial buildings.  Germantown  and  Nor- 
ristown  Branch. — Depots,  Ninth  and  Green 
streets,  at  Germantown,  Manayunk  and 
Chestnut  Hill. 

North  Pennsylvania  Railroad  De- 
pot, Berks  and  American  streets. 

Philadelphia  Wilmington  and  Bal- 
timore Railroad. — Depot,  Broad  and 
Washington  avenue. 

Camden  and  Atlantic  Railroad. — 
From  foot  of  Vine  street;  Depot,  Camden. 

West  Jersey  Railroad. — From  foot 
of  Market  street. 

Philadelphia  and  Baltimore  Cen- 


Agricultural  Hall,  International  Exhibition,  Philadelphia. 


Judges  Hall,  International  Exhibition,  Philadelphia. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


95 


TRAL.— Depot  of  P.  W.  &  B.  R.  R.  Broad 
ami  Washington  avenue. 

West  Chester  and  Philadelphia 
Railroad. —  Depot,  Thirty-first  and 
Chestnut  streets,  Philadelphia. 


The  Independence  Bell 

"Was  cast  in  England  for  the  State  House 
in  Philadelphia  in  1751,  and  was  cracked 
by  a  stroke  of  the  clapper  before  being 
properly  hung  in  1752;  was  recast  and 
hung  in  the  tower  of  Independence  Hall, 
June,  1758.  Proclaimed  liberty  through- 
out all  the  land  at  noon,  Monday,  July 
8th,  1776,  (not  4th,  1770.)  Removed  to 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  bv  the  American  Troops 
when  they  evacuated  Philadelphia,  to 
prevent  it  being  cast  into  cannon  by  the 
British  in  1777.  Restored  to  its  original 
position  at  the  close  of  the  Revolution, 
wh°re  it  remained  until  July  8th,  1835, 
ami  was  broken  while  tolling  the  funeral 
service  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall.  It  is 
now  a  national  relic  in  Independence 
Hall. 


Places  of  Amusement. 

Academy  of  Music,  Broad  street 
below  Locust. 

Walnut  Street  Theatre, cor.  Ninth 
and  Walnut. 

Chestnut  Street  Theatre,  Chest- 
nut street  above  Twelfth. 

Arch  Street  Theatre,  Arch  street 
above  Sixth. 

Horticultural  Hall,  Broad  street 
below  Locust. 

Concert  Hall.  1221  Chestnut  street. 

Amateur  Drawing-room,  Seven- 
teenth street  above  Chestnut. 

A  m  e  r  i  c  a  x  Theatre  (Varieties), 
Chestnut  street  above  Tenth. 

Arch  Street  Opera-House  (Min- 
strels), Arch  street  above  Tenth. 

Assembly  Buildixg.  S.  W.  cor.  Tenth 
and  Chestnut  streets. 

Col.  Wood's  Museum,  corner  Ninth 
and  Arch. 

Eleventh  Street  Opera- House 
(Minstrels),  Eleventh  street  above  Chest- 
nut. 

Grand  Cextral  Theatre  (Varieties). 
Walnut  street  above  Eighth. 

Musical  Fund  Hall,  Locust  street 
above  Eighth. 

New  National  Theatre  (Varieties), 
cor.  Tenth  and  Callowhill  streets. 

Z  O  O  L  O  G  I  CA  L  G  A  R  D  E  x  s,  Fairmount 
Park. 

The  Centennial  Buildings. 

The  Centennial  buildings  have  been 
erected  on  ground  belonging  to  West 
Fairmount  Park,  and  may  be  reached  di- 
rect by  cars  on  Walnut.  Market,  Arch  and 
Vine  streets  and  Girard  avenue. 

The  five  principal  buildings  are — 

The  Main  Exhibition  building,  1S30  by 
464  feet,  area,  20,02  acres. 

Machinery  Hall,  1402,  by  360  feet  with 
an  annex  208  by  210  feet.  Area  covered, 
12.82  acres. 

Horticultural  Hall,  383  by  193  feet. 
Area,  1.5  acres. 

Agricultural  Hall,  ground  plan  a  paral- 
lelogram, 820  by  540  feet.   Area,  10  acres. 

Memorial  Hall  (Art  gallery),  365  by 
210  feet.    Area,  1.5  acres. 

Centennial  Commission  and  Centennial 
Board  of  Finance,  903  and  904  Walnut 
street,  and  Belmont  avenue,  Centennial 
grounds. 


AND  PHILADELPHIA. 


Hotels  of  Philadelphia. 

The  principal  ones  are  as  follows: 


American  Chestnut  above  5th. 

Allegheny  814  Market. 

Allen's  1220  Market  street. 

American  517  Chestnut  street. 

Arch  street  Home  1  Arch  street. 

Bald  Eagle   414  N.  3d  street. 

Bucks  County  1917  Market  street. 

Bull's  Head  1035  Market  street. 

Bingham  Cor.  11th  and  Market  street. 

Clarendon  115  88th  street. 

Colonnade. ... .   Cor-  15th  and  Chestnut  street. 

Continental  S.  E.  Cor.  9th  and  Chestnut. 

Commercial  826  Market  street. 

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Randolph  342  N.  Third  street. 

Revere  923  Chestnut. 

Ridgway  1  Market  street. 

Red  Lion  Second  below  Noble. 

St.  Charles'  54  N.  Third  street. 

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97 

THE  NEW  BOOK, 
The  Toot-Prints  of  Satan; 

OR, 

The  Devil  in  History. 

(The  Counterpart  of  "  God  in  History.") 

By  Rev.  HOLLIS  READ,  A.M. 

Rev.  T.  DE  WITT  TALMAGE.  D.D.,  of 
Brooklyn,  says:  Mr.  Read's  book  will  help  misrhtily 
to  wake  up  philanthropists,  reformers,  and  Christians  to 
see  who  it  is  that  crouches  behind  every  beer  barrel,  and 
whose  ehirography  is  in  every  bad  publication,  and  who 
pockets  the  proceeds  of  every  swindle.  May  all  the 
world  see  Mr.  Head's  book,  and  profit  by  its  exposures ! 

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Brooklyn,  says:  I  thank  you  for  a  copy  of  this 
unique  and  valuable  work  on  Safari  in  human  history. 
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ious compilation  of  facts  from  the  dark  side  of  human 
history.  It  is  a  suggestive  book  for  ministers  and  Sun- 
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introduction  or  recommendation  by  another.  All  a.ac 
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day-School Journal,  says:  Its  serious  and  mas- 
terly treatment  of  the  subject  will  carry  conviction. 
The  book  is  a  timely  production,  and  will  confirm  faith 
and  strengthen  hands  that  now  make  valiant  warfare 
against  the  enemy  of  souls.    I  wish  it  a  wide  circulation. 

Rev.  NOAH  PORTER,  D.D.,  LL.D., 
Pre  i«»eni  of  Yale  College,  says:  The  Foot- 
Prints  of  Satan  is  a  fearful  book,  but  it  is  weir  fitted  to 
arouse  a  wholesome  fear  of  the  agency  which  does  such 
horrible  work  in  the  world. 

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says:  The  book  is  well  written,  and  its  startling  array 
of  facts  and  figures  show  but  too  clearly  that  we  wrestle 
not  ncrainst  flesh  and  blood,  but  against  the  rulers  of  the 
darkness  of  this  world. 

Rev.  ALFRED  NEVIN,  D.D.,  in  Prtehy- 
terian  Weekly,  says  :  The  author  exhibits  in  a  masterly 
manner  a  most  solemn  and  startling  array  of  truth  on  a 
subject  of  tremendous  interest. 

Rev.  DANIEL,  CURRY,  D.D.,  Editor 
New  York  Christian  Advocate,  Bays:  The 
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ing wpjng-doinjr.  and  because  it  strips  gilded  and  im- 
posing vices  of  their  false  coloring  and  presents  them  as 
they  truly  are,  the  work  of  the  devil  I 

Rev.  LYMAN  ABBOTT,  D.D.,  in  Christian 
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it  embodies"  the  result  of  research  that  must  have  taken 
years.  It  is  a  book  really  worth  study  and  useful  for 
reference. 

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voluntarily  writes  the  publisher:  It  is  the  best  book  of 
reference  for  ministers  and  lecturers  extant.  1  was  over- 
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the  Queen  of  Sheba,  the  one-half  had  not  been  told  me. 
I  can  recommend  it  with  a  will. 

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The  New  York  Medical  Record  says:— "Our  Home  Physician"  is,  in  our 
opinion,  the  hest  work  upon  the  subject  that  has  ever  been  published.  Calculated  for 
such  as  are  beyond  the  ready  reach  of  medical  advice,  it  is  full,  from  beginning  to  end,  of 
intelligible,  judicious  and  conscientious  advice.  Of  the  general  make-up  of  the  work  we 
have  nothing  but  commendation  to  offer.  It  is  written  in  an  attractive  and  popular  style, 
and  all  the  advances  of  science  are  lucidly  and  truthfully  exposed. 

The  Chicago  Medical  Times  says:— This  work  bears  a  stamp  so  entirely 
different  from  other  popular  medical  works  we  have  seen,  that  we  are  pleased  to 
recommend  it  to  all  classes. 

Hall's  Journal  of  Health  says :— Usually  the  medical  profession  are  opposed 
to  the  publication  of  works  of  this  kind;  but  the  merits  of  the  present  volume  seem 
to  be  an  exception,  as  the  eminent  names  of  Dr.  Meigs  and  many  others,  as  well  as 
the  medical  journals,  recommend  it. 

The  Cincinnati  Medical  Repertory  says:— An  examination  of  "Our  Home 
Physician"  shows  that  the  work  will  contain  a  very  large  amount  of  useful  infor- 
mation needed  by  the  masses.  Our  experience  has  convinced  us  that  it  would  be 
much  better  for  intelligent  practitioners  if  there  was  more  general  knowledge  of 
physiology,  hygiene  and  the  principles  of  medicine.  The  present  great  ignorance  makes 
it  impossible  to  discriminate  the  scientific  practitioner  from  the  pretender.  r*r 

The  California  Medical  Gazette  says:— In  noticing  the  advance  sheets, 
we  stated  that  this  was  likely  to  be  the  best  work  of  the  kind  yet  offered  to  the 
people.    On  a  second  perusal,  our  expectation  of  its  value  is  more  than  realized. 

The   Huffalo  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal   says:  — We   most  heartily 
sympathize  with  this  effort  to  popularize  medical  science.     *      *      *     The  author 
of  this  work  is  a  learned  gentleman,  and  is  assisted  by  some  of  the  most  eminent  men 
of  the  profession.    As  to  the  sound  excellence  of  the  work,  we  wish  to  call  attention  to' 
one  of  its  articles  reprinted  in  our  present  number. 

The  Leavenworth  Medical  Herald  says :— We  have  examined  the  sheets 
before  us  with  some  care  and  interest,  because  it  is  the  first  attempt  of  the  kind, 
with  which  we  are  acquainted,  to  popularize  medical  science  by  a  gentleman  of  standing 
in  the  profession.  With  the  work  of  Dr.  Gunn,  and  those  of  a  similar  nature,  we  are 
all  well  enough  acquainted,  because,  firstly,  they  are  found  in  almost  every  other  house; 
and,  secondly,  because,  instead  of  lessening  the  necessities  for  a  doctor,  they  greatly 
increase  them,  by  exaggerating  the  fears  and  ailments  of  persons  slightly  indisposed 

The  Pacific  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal  says :— Such  books  are  generally 
false  guides  rather  than  true;  and  for  this  reason,  more  especially,  we  take  pleasure 
in  recommending  the  volume  before  us  as  a  notable  exception  to  the  rule.  It  is  the 
best  book  on  popular  medicine  we  know  of. 

The  Dominion  Medical  Journal  (Toronto,  Canada)  says:— "Our  Home 
Physician"  is  a  new  work  intended  for  the  million.  A  work  of  this  kind  is  and  has  been 
very  much  required.  Numerous  popular  works,  professing  to  give  medical  advice,  have 
from  time  to  time  been  scattered  over  the  country ;  but  instead  of  fulfilling  what  they 
professed,  they  have  generally  left  those  who  looked  for  aid  to  their  columns  in  a  worse 
plight  than  if  they  had  none.  But  this  work,  as  far  as  we  are  able  to  judge,  will  meet 
the  requirements  of  the  public. 

The  Galveston  Medical  Journal  says :— This  is,  so  far  as  we  have  examined 
it,  a  good  work  for  the  non-professional.  The  author  is  an  able  man,  and  has  given 
us  a  book  up  to  the  times — useful  to  all.  The  matter  it  contains  is  perfectly  reliable, 
and  f«r  superior  to  "Gunn's  Domestic  Medicines,"  or  any  similar  work. 


OPINIONS  OF  OUK  LEADING  MEDICAL  PEOFESSOES, 

L.  J.  SANFORD,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Anatomy  and  Physiology  in  Yale  Col- 
lege, says: — It  abounds  in  valuable  hints  and  suggestions  of  a  practical  kind,  which  make  it  a 
useful  companion  in  the  family.  It  has  afforded  me  much  pleasure  to  peruse  the  work,  both 
from  the  fact  of  its  intrinsic  merit,  and  also  because  I  have  known  Dr.  Beard  for  several  years, 
and  have  been  m'ndful  of  his 
progress    and   attainments  in 

medicine.  C^^^^^^X-C^t^"^  C^^' 

SAMUEL  HENRY  DICKSON,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Professor  of  the  Practice  of  Medi- 
cine in  the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  says: — Having  perused  thought- 
fully the  specimen  pages  of  Dr.  Beard's  work,  I  take  pleasure  in  offering  you  this  expression  of 
warm  approval  of  it.  I  regard  his  plan 
an  excellent  one,  and  I  really  admire  the 
degree  of  intelligence  and  fairness  and 
sound  good  sense  exhibited  throughout. 

J.  AITKEN  MEIGS,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Institutes  of  Medicine  in  the  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  says: — I  have  examined  "Our  Home  Physician, " 

»nd  can   recommend  it 
embodying  sound  medical  in- 


struction  in  clear  and  popular  If  *y  0 y  S 

language.    In  both  style  and  Jr^T /SffJ? 
matter  it  is  well  adapted  to  '    C/r  ^x/^^C^J^ 

general  and  family  reading. 

D.  B.  ST.  JOHN  ROOSA,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Clinical  Professor  of  Diseases  of  the  Eye 
and  Ear  in  the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York,  says :— I  have  carefully  read  the 
advance  sheets  of  "  Our  Home  Phy- 

sician."   It  will  deserve,  and  I  have  _S\       &      0+   -  Q        SZ>  a 

no  doubt  will  attain,  success.  *  ^/^O^C/y*^^  (JL^&P      OJ , 

JOSEPH  P.  ROSS,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Clinical  Medicine  and  Diseases  of  the 
Chest  in  the  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  111.,  says :— I  am  glad  so  able  a  man  as  Dr. 
Beard  has  undertaken  this  work,  and  that  he  has  performed  his 
task  so  well.  I  take  great  pleasure  in  recommending  the  work  as 
the  best  extant,  and  fully  up  to  the  times.  KM^X^ 

EDMUND  ANDREWS,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Surgery  in  the  Chicago  Med- 
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